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afterdeck

American  
[af-ter-dek, ahf-] / ˈæf tərˌdɛk, ˈɑf- /

noun

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


afterdeck British  
/ ˈɑːftəˌdɛk /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of afterdeck

First recorded in 1895–1900; after + deck

Example Sentences

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Griffin says he wouldn’t have imagined when he was a student assigned the squalid work of scraping barnacles from scientific instruments on the afterdeck how crucial they would prove to science.

From National Geographic • Aug. 23, 2023

An afterdeck seating area is designed for dining alfresco.

From Time Magazine Archive

Through the years he had a succession of little sailboats, each needing only two for a crew, each with a dental chair and firm foothold for the doctor on the afterdeck.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the mammoth dining saloon amidships or in the tonier Verandah Grill on the afterdeck, first-class passengers ate sirloin steaks, Timbale de Volaille P�rigord, pineapple souffle, coupe Jacques.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tyrion pulled on his boots and descended to the afterdeck, where Griff sat wrapped in a wolfskin cloak beside an iron brazier.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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