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AFTERDECK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does afterdeck mean?
• AFTERDECK (noun)
The noun AFTERDECK has 1 sense:
1. a deck abaft of midships
Familiarity information: AFTERDECK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A deck abaft of midships
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("afterdeck" is a kind of...):
deck (any of various platforms built into a vessel)
Meronyms (parts of "afterdeck"):
fantail (an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship)
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