1.
Available, ready for action, as in We had ten kids on deck to clean up after the dance. [Slang; second half of 1800s]
2.
In baseball, scheduled to bat next, waiting near home plate to bat, as in Joe was on deck next. [1860s] Both usages allude to crew members being on the deck of a ship, in readiness to perform their duties.
on deck
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- hurricane deck
- main deck
- OOD (abbreviation)
- boat deck
- deckhead
- deck truss (civil engineering)
- cassette deck
- weather deck
- companionway
- companionway hatch
- gun deck
- gallery deck (naval architecture)
- hangar deck (naval architecture)
- shelter deck (naval architecture)
