afterdeck
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of afterdeck
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
Below, there is enough room on the afterdeck for a couple of chairs and a niche for an icemaker.
From Time Magazine Archive
Reporters and officials who boarded the Samaria at Quarantine found the refugees assembled on the tourist-class afterdeck.
From Time Magazine Archive
She fed them on the afterdeck, pressing honeyed biscuits on Young Griff and hitting Duck’s hand with her spoon whenever he made a grab for more bacon.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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