observation deck
noun
: a platform built so that people can see or watch something
You can see into three different states from the mountaintop restaurant's observation deck.
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From an observation deck on the side, the surgically-clean, hospital-white room feels both like a cathedral and yet somehow too tiny for its lofty purpose.
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Justin Worland, Time, 17 July 2025
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport’s popular plane-spotting area has rolled out a new look with a shaded observation deck.
—Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
There’s an observation deck with panoramic city views, as well as a nightly signature salute for veterans that bathes the monument in red, white and blue.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 May 2025
General Admission is $49.99, and includes access to the observation deck.
—Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Justin Worland, Time, 17 July 2025
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport’s popular plane-spotting area has rolled out a new look with a shaded observation deck.
—Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
There’s an observation deck with panoramic city views, as well as a nightly signature salute for veterans that bathes the monument in red, white and blue.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 May 2025
General Admission is $49.99, and includes access to the observation deck.
—Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for observation deck
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“Observation deck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/observation%20deck. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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