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Definition of Poop deck

1. Noun. An exposed partial weather deck on the stern superstructure of a ship.

Definition of Poop deck

1. Noun. (nautical) A high, exposed deck at the stern of a ship, (with cabins below). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Poop Deck

Literary usage of Poop deck

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modern Shipbuilding Terms by Fred Forrest Pease (1918)
"A bulkhead placed at the fore end of a poop between the upper deck and the poop deck. poop deck beams. The beams on which a poop deck is laid. ..."

2. Modern Seamanship by Austin Melvin Knight (1921)
"The name " upper deck," instead of " forecastle deck " or " poop deck," shall be ... A partial deck above the main, upper, forecastle, or poop deck and not ..."

3. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1859)
"Whether the goods were shipped on or under deck, depended upon the question whether or not the poop-deck upon the vessel, under which a portion of the cargo ..."

4. The Magnetism of Ships and the Deviations of the Compass by Liverpool Compass Committee, United States Bureau of Naval Personnel, Archibald Smith, Frederick John Evans (1869)
"This compass was placed on the fore extreme of the poop deck, and 9 inches before the line joining the steering compasses, and 4 feet above the poop deck. ..."

5. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1859)
"Whether the goods were shipped on or under deck, depended upon the question whether or not the poop-deck upon the vessel, under which a portion of the cargo ..."

6. The Federal Reporter: With Key-number Annotations by District of Columbia Court of Appeals, United States Commerce Court, Courts of Appeals (1890)
"The cabin was situated in the after part of the poop deck. ... The lashings of the boat on the poop deck were cut, and the women on board came up from the ..."

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