Between-deck
‘tween deck.
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iris shutter.
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a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame. a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or in a furnace. the destructive burning of a building, town, forest, etc.; conflagration. heat used for cooking, especially the lighted […]
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