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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
“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of afterdeck1

First recorded in 1895–1900; after + deck
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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