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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

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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

Reporters and officials who boarded the Samaria at Quarantine found the refugees assembled on the tourist-class afterdeck.

From Time Magazine Archive

The bridge is accessible from the afterdeck or the main cabin and has a fiberglass hardtop that provides protection from the sun.

From Time Magazine Archive

Drawn up the gaping skidway by steel cables thrumming on giant steam-driven winches, the whale reached the broad afterdeck.

From Time Magazine Archive

She fed some wood chips to the brazier on the afterdeck, stirred the coals with a blackened blade, and began to knead the dough for the morning biscuits.

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

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