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Definition of Quarterdeck
1. Noun. The stern area of a ship's upper deck.
Definition of Quarterdeck
1. n. That part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.
Definition of Quarterdeck
1. Noun. (nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quarterdeck
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quarterdeck
Literary usage of Quarterdeck
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Astoria, Or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains by Washington Irving (1836)
"... who, having been nurtured in the system and discipline of a ship of war, and
in a sacred opinion of the supremacy of the quarterdeck, was disposed to be ..."
2. The Works of the Reverend John Wesley, A.M. by John Wesley (1840)
"Having no wind still, I desired our brethren to cone upon the quarterdeck ; where
we no sooner began singing a hymn, than both passengers and sailors gladly ..."
3. The Disciple and Other Poems by George Macdonald (1868)
"THE EARL O' quarterdeck. ' I "HE wind it blew, and the ship it flew; And it was "
Hey for hame ! And ho for hame !" But the skipper cried, " Haud her oot ..."
4. The Home Book of Verse, American and English, 1580-1912 by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1912)
"Walter Thornbury [1828-1876] THE EARL O' quarterdeck A NEW OLD BALLAD THE wind
it blew, and the ship it flew; And it was "Hey for hame! And ho for hame! ..."
5. Merchant Vessels by Robert Riegel (1921)
"The raised quarterdeck is a feature customary in one- deck and two-deck ...
The raised quarterdeck really constitutes an increased depth over the rear ..."
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