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Quarterdeck   /kwˈɔrtərdˌɛk/  /kˈɔrtərdˌɛk/   Listen
Quarterdeck

noun
1.
The stern area of a ship's upper deck.





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"Quarterdeck" Quotes from Famous Books



... singled out as eminently suited to keep a refractory crew in order and get the last ounce of work out of the laziest skulker. But it happened that Kennedy was not that sort of man at all. Although admirably fitted by Nature for the part, he was not the typical quarterdeck tyrant and bully, but a genial, merry, great-hearted Irish-American of the very best stamp. He could, however, if occasion demanded it, display a sternness and severity of manner well calculated to subdue the most recklessly insubordinate of mariners. His voice was like the bellow of a bull, and ...
— The First Mate - The Story of a Strange Cruise • Harry Collingwood
... day appointed for the entertainment to which the Commodore had invited the commissioners and their attendants. Accordingly, great arrangements were made in the flagship preparatory to the occasion. The quarterdeck was adorned with a great variety of flags, and all parts of the steamer were in perfect order, while the officers, marines, and men dressed themselves in their uniforms and prepared to do honor in every respect ...
— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 17 • Charles Francis Horne
... lit up the countenance of the captain as he said hastily: "You may stay, then," and turned towards the men, who now stood assembled on the quarterdeck. ...
— The World of Ice • R.M. Ballantyne


Words linked to "Quarterdeck" :   deck, shelter deck, weather deck


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