orlop

(ôr′läp)

noun

Now Rare the lowest deck of a ship with four or more decks

Origin: ME ouerlop < Du overloop < over, over + loopen, to run (see leap): so called because it covers the hold

See orlop in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The lowest deck of a ship, especially a warship, having at least four decks.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English overlop, floor covering a ship's hold

Origin: , from Middle Low German overlōp

Origin: : over, over; see uper in Indo-European roots

Origin: + lōp, a running

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