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Quarter-deck

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Quarter-deck

Quar"ter-deck`\, n. (Naut.) That part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.

Note: The quarter-deck is reserved as a promenade for the officers and (in passenger vessels) for the cabin passengers.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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