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quarterdeck definition

quarter·deck (kwôrt′ər dek′)

noun

  1. the after part of the upper deck of a ship, usually reserved for officers
  2. U.S. Navy the part of the upper deck of a ship reserved for official ceremonies and as the station of the officer of the deck in port

Etymology: so called because orig. half the length of the half deck

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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