Associations to the word «Quarterdeck»

Wiktionary

QUARTERDECK, noun. (nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers

Dictionary definition

QUARTERDECK, noun. The stern area of a ship's upper deck.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope