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afterdeck

[af-ter-dek, ahf-]

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noun Nautical.

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

Origin of afterdeck

First recorded in 1895–1900; after + deck

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Examples from the Web for afterdeck

Historical Examples of afterdeck

It was quite black on the afterdeck by this time, minus lanterns.
An Autobiography
Elizabeth Butler
The two sat on the afterdeck and watched the stars for a few moments.
The Pirates of Shan
Harold Leland Goodwin
More than a dozen of the crew and officers were gathered on the afterdeck.
Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound
Alice B. Emerson
There he could see through the dim pane of the door, gaining a view of the afterdeck.
Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound
Alice B. Emerson
It contracted as he watched into bulging muscular rings and withdrew from the afterdeck.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930
Various

British Dictionary definitions for afterdeck

afterdeck

noun

nautical the unprotected deck behind the bridge of a ship

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