poop deck

noun

a weather deck on top of a poop.

Nearby words

poona, poonce, poontang, poop, poop cabin, poop deck, poop out, poop sheet, poop staff, pooped, pooper-scooper

Origin of poop deck

First recorded in 1830–40

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Examples from the Web for poop deck

After its poop-deck debacle, Carnival slashed the price of its cruises to just $38 a night.
16 Surprising Things Now More Expensive Than a Night on a Carnival Cruise|Kevin Fallon|April 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
On the poop-deck was a familiar figure, short, rotund and blue.
Aliens|William McFee
Trask found Captain Jarrow pacing the weather side of the poop-deck when he went up.
Isle o' Dreams|Frederick F. Moore
The carpenter had built a false deck, extending from the poop-deck to the chart-room.
South!|Sir Ernest Shackleton

We are under an air-shaft running up to the poop-deck, and we may go no further.
An Ocean Tramp|William McFee
They could see busy figures aboard, and as they drew nearer Captain Jarrow appeared on the poop-deck smoking a cigar.
Isle o' Dreams|Frederick F. Moore

British Dictionary definitions for poop deck

poop deck

noun

nautical the deck on top of the poop

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poop deck

noun

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poop deck

noun