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Meanings of quarter-deck in English

Russian
шканцы
Spanish
alcázar
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Raised deck behind the main mast of a sailing ship.

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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 English
        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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