afterdeck

[ af-ter-dek, ahf- ]

noun

, Nautical.

1. the weather deck of a vessel behind the bridge house or midship section.

afterdeck

/ ˈɑːftəˌdɛk /

noun

1. nautical the unprotected deck behind the bridge of a ship

Word History and Origins

Origin of afterdeck¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; after + deck

Example Sentences

He could see a masthead light, her red light (with glasses), and a "glare of white lights on her afterdeck."

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He appeared with his usual cheerful whistle on his lips and made up a fine game of hide and seek on the afterdeck.

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It was quite black on the afterdeck by this time, minus lanterns.

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He looked a fellow the Doctor might require, so I marked him down when he settled near a hatch on the afterdeck.

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Tom, bending sideways to look down past the machine gun, saw the entire afterdeck of the Zeppelin.

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