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quarterdeck

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the stern area of a ship's upper deck

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: deck

History

Etymology

From quarter + deck.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: alcàsser — aft part of the upper deck
  • Dutch: achterdek — aft part of the upper deck
  • Finnish: puolikansi — aft part of the upper deck
  • Finnish: peräkansi — aft part of the upper deck
  • French: demi-dunette — aft part of the upper deck
  • Georgian: ოკაჩხე (oḳačxe) — aft part of the upper deck
  • Georgian: შკანცი (šḳanci) — aft part of the upper deck
  • Georgian: შუა გემბანი (šua gembani) — aft part of the upper deck
  • German: Achterdeck — aft part of the upper deck
  • German: Hinterdeck — aft part of the upper deck
  • Hebrew: סִפּוּן אַחְרָה (sipun akhrah) — aft part of the upper deck
  • Irish: deic cheathrún — aft part of the upper deck
  • Italian: cassero — aft part of the upper deck
  • Norman: gaillard d'arriéthe — aft part of the upper deck
  • Polish: nadbudówka — aft part of the upper deck
  • Polish: spardek — aft part of the upper deck
  • Russian: квартерде́к (kvartɛrdɛ́k) — aft part of the upper deck
  • Russian: шка́нцы (škáncy) — aft part of the upper deck
  • Russian: ют (jut) — aft part of the upper deck
  • Spanish: alcázar — aft part of the upper deck
  • Turkish: kıç güvertesi — aft part of the upper deck
  • Welsh: pedryfwrdd — aft part of the upper deck
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