quarterdeck
IPA: kwˈɔrtɝdɛk
noun
- (nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers
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Examples of "quarterdeck" in Sentences
- A second gyro repeater is fitted on the quarterdeck.
- There is no raised forecastle or lowered quarterdeck.
- Spencer was arrested and put in irons on the quarterdeck.
- These words are engraved on a plaque on the ship's quarterdeck.
- A Limbo anti submarine mortar was located on the aft quarterdeck.
- Both Cromwell and Small joined Spencer in irons on the quarterdeck.
- It might be the quarterdeck on board ship or a tent in the field. 5.
- The quarterdeck is the residence and symbol of authority in a warship.
- During combat, he was stationed on the quarterdeck, next to the captain.
- An enclosed pilothouse was built around the exhaust funnel on the quarterdeck.
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