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the ship's basement, where cargo travels coach and nobody checks on it.
means a hold is the enclosed cargo storage area below a ship's or aircraft's deck, sealed off from passenger and crew spaces.
from from old english 'hol' meaning hollow or cavity, later specialized for the below-deck space where a ship carries its belly full of goods.
slave tradeholds were infamously used to transport enslaved people
titanicforward holds flooded first, sealing its fate
grain holdscan shift and capsize ships if unsecured
modern shipscontainer ships use cellular holds, not open bays