quarterdeck

American  

[kwawr-ter-dek] / ˈkwɔr tərˌdɛk /

noun

Nautical.

1. the part of a weather deck that runs aft from the midship area or the mainmast to the stern or poop of a vessel.

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quarterdeck British  

/ ˈkwɔːtəˌdɛk /

noun

1. nautical the after part of the weather deck of a ship, traditionally the deck on a naval vessel for official or ceremonial use

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Etymology

Origin of quarterdeck

First recorded in 1620–30

Example Sentences

“I was on the quarterdeck, just about where we are,” he told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024

A half-inch hole had been drilled into the plank of the quarterdeck.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 22, 2019

There were the recruits being called up to the quarterdeck, push-upping or crunching to untold woofs from the mad hats.

From The Guardian • Dec. 18, 2018

Two additional apartments were created beneath the quarterdeck, which was raised about 7 feet above the main deck and extended to the stern of the vessel.

From Slate • May 18, 2015

Pacing the length of the quarterdeck, I thought upon things I could have asked Mademoiselle Nsia: the provenance of the songs and their meanings, who had taught them her.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson