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- Well_deck abstract "In traditional nautical use, well decks were decks lower than decks fore and aft, usually at the main deck level, so that breaks appear in the main deck profile, as opposed to a flush deck profile. The term goes back to the days of sail. Late-20th-Century commercial and military amphibious ships have applied the term to an entirely different type of hangar-like structure, evolving from exaggerated deep \"well decks\" of World War II amphibious vessels, that can be flooded for lighters or landing craft.".