poop deck

See also: poopdeck

English

Etymology

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

Noun

poop deck (plural poop decks)

  2. (nautical) A high, exposed deck at the stern of a ship on top of the cabin(s).
    Hypernym: deck
    Holonyms: watercraft, vessel, vessel
    Comeronyms: aftcastle, aftercastle
    Coordinate terms: afterdeck, foredeck
    • 1938, George Wharton Rice, The Shipping Days of Old Boothbay from the Revolution to the World War, page 49:
      The vessel appears strongly constructed of seasoned white oak timber, the bow bluff-headed, while aft the poop-deck has a rise which takes in the mizzenmast and pump.

Usage notes

The aftcastle is the whole structure and the poop deck is the deck above it.

Translations

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