Phrase guide

poop deck

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A high, exposed deck at the stern of a ship on top of the cabin(s).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

Examples

  • Holonyms: watercraft, vessel, vessel

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: deck

2

noun

Meaning 2

an exposed partial weather deck on the stern superstructure of a ship

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: weather deck, shelter deck

History

Etymology

From poop (“the stern of a ship”) + deck.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: toldilla — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 艉樓甲板 /艉楼甲板 (wěilóu jiǎbǎn) — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 後甲板 /后甲板 (hòujiǎbǎn) — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Dutch: campagnedek — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Esperanto: poŭpo — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Esperanto: pobo — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Finnish: puuppikansi — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Finnish: hyttikansi — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Finnish: peräkoroke — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • French: dunette — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • German: Poop — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • German: Poopdeck — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • German: Achterdeck — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Greek: επίστεγο (epístego) — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Hebrew: סִפּוּן בֵּית הַאַחְרָה (sipun beyt ha-akhrah) — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Irish: deic dheiridh — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Japanese: 船尾楼甲板 (senbirō kanpan) — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Korean: 후갑판 (hugap'pan) — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Korean: 선미갑판 (seonmigap'pan) — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: poopdekk — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Polish: achterdek — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Portuguese: castelo de popa — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Russian: ют (jut) — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Russian: полую́т (polujút) — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Serbo-Croatian: ка̏сар — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Serbo-Croatian: kȁsar — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Spanish: castillo de popa — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Swedish: hyttdäck — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)
  • Swedish: poop — stern deck on top of the cabin(s)