Quarterdeck

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers
  2. 2
    the stern area of a ship's upper deck wordnet

Synonyms

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deck

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"Playing whist by the cabin lamps when it is storming outside is pleasant; walking the quarterdeck in the moonlight is pleasant; smoking in the breezy foretop is pleasant when one is not afraid to go up there; but these are all feeble and commonplace compared with the joy of seeing people suffering the miseries of seasickness."

Etymology

From quarter + deck.

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