afterdeck
Ship's back platform
The afterdeck is the deck at the rear of a ship, behind the main mast or toward the stern.
On smaller vessels, it's often where passengers gather or where the helm is located: We sat on the afterdeck watching the wake.
Strict or ship's aft
- fantailRadial plume arrangement
- transomCrossbar above a door
- taffrailShip's rear deck railing
- counterFlat service surface
sternpost · rudder · helm · propeller · wake · davit · engine room · midship
Horizontal safety bar
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- awningMounted overhead shelter
- teakTropical shipbuilding timber
- plankingWooden boards collectively
seating · table · umbrella · cushions · ladder · hatch · cleats · gunwale
Deliberate exposure to rays
- loungingReclining in idleness
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- diningEating a meal
- socializingEngaging with others recreationally
stargazing · swimming · entertaining · barbecue · cocktails · reading · relaxation · sightseeing
stern
Strict or ship's aft
counter · sternpost · rudder · helm · propeller · wake · davit · engine room · midship · bow
railing
Horizontal safety bar
planking · seating · table · umbrella · cushions · ladder · hatch · cleats · gunwale · bulwark
sunbathing
Deliberate exposure to rays
socializing · stargazing · swimming · entertaining · barbecue · cocktails · reading · relaxation · sightseeing · mooring
yacht
Large pleasure vessel
- schoonerMulti-masted sailing craft
- sailboatWind-propelled watercraft
- ketchTwo-masted fore-and-aft vessel
sloop · brig · cutter · frigate · corvette · cruiser · trawler · motorboat · houseboat · catamaran
- ship decksforecastle, fo'c'sle, helipad
- ship partshull, keel, mast, bow, rudder
- after-aftermath, aftershock, aftertaste, aftereffect, afterimage