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afterdeck
[ af-ter-dek, ahf- ]
afterdeck
/ ˈɑ˴ڳÙəˌ»åÉ›°ì /
noun
- nautical the unprotected deck behind the bridge of a ship
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of afterdeck1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
It came from the little gun on the afterdeck.
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.
The missionaries kept close to their cabins during the whole "flu" visitation, only appearing now and then on the afterdeck.
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