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Meanings of quarter-deck in anglès

rus
шканцы
espanyol
alcázar
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Raised deck behind the main mast of a sailing ship.

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шканцы
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Examples for "quarterdeck"
Examples for "quarterdeck"
1
Bolitho held the quarterdeck rail, afraid he might lose his balance again.
Colors Aloft!
2
I intend to visit the captain yonder.' He glanced around the quarterdeck.
The Darkening Sea
3
Keen walked to the quarterdeck rail and stared along the main deck.
Honour This Day
4
So be ready!' Then, together, they climbed the ladder to the quarterdeck.
Second to None
5
When he crossed the damp quarterdeck he saw Tyacke waiting for him.
Cross of St. George
Usage of quarter-deck in anglès
1
Yes, I'm for it; and so saying he started for the quarter-deck.
Moby Dick
2
The officers of the quarter-deck hurried to the after-part of the vessel.
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
3
But with the officers of the quarter-deck it was just the reverse.
White Jacket; Or, The World on a Man-of-War
4
For some time the two gentlemen paced the quarter-deck together in silence.
Homeward Bound; Or, the Chase: A Tale of the Sea
5
The wave on which they rode swept the quarter-deck of the schooner.
The Seaboard Parish Volume 3
6
He found her in a sequestered corner of the fresh swabbed quarter-deck.
The Path of a Star
7
That comes from there being no quarter-deck in your social ship, commodore.
Home as Found / Sequel to "Homeward Bound"
8
The executive officer took his speaking-trumpet and stationed himself on the quarter-deck.
Stories by American Authors, Volume 5
9
With a timid smile and fast-beating heart the woman gained the quarter-deck.
The Ebbing Of The Tide / South Sea Stories - 1896
10
A moment later we stood on the quarter-deck of the cruising sampan.
The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American...
11
The captain, though on the quarter-deck, was fully aware of the danger.
From Powder Monkey to Admiral: A Story of Naval Adventure
12
At the same moment a loud flop was heard on the quarter-deck.
The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales / With Condensed Novels...
13
The mate spoke with low distinctness from the shadows of the quarter-deck.
An Outcast of the Islands
14
When I reached the quarter-deck, everything denoted the eve of a combat.
Miles Wallingford / Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore"
15
The captain had hurried on his clothes, and stood on the quarter-deck.
Percival Keene
16
Mr. Lowington smiled, and directed the penitents to repair to the quarter-deck.
Down the Rhine; Or, Young America in Germany
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