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afterdeck

[ af-ter-dek, ahf- ]

noun

Nautical.
  1. the weather deck of a vessel behind the bridge house or midship section.


afterdeck

/ ˈɑ˴ڳÙəˌ»åÉ›°ì /

noun

  1. nautical the unprotected deck behind the bridge of a ship
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of afterdeck1

First recorded in 1895–1900; after + deck
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Griffin says he wouldn’t have imagined when he was a student assigned the squalid work of scraping barnacles from scientific instruments on the afterdeck how crucial they would prove to science.

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She fed some wood chips to the brazier on the afterdeck, stirred the coals with a blackened blade, and began to knead the dough for the morning biscuits.

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It came from the little gun on the afterdeck.

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The Bluebird carried on her afterdeck a small skiff to be used in making trips to and from the craft when she was at anchor out in some stream or lake.

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The missionaries kept close to their cabins during the whole "flu" visitation, only appearing now and then on the afterdeck.

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