quarter deck
Ship's command area
The quarterdeck is the rear portion of a ship's upper deck, traditionally reserved for officers and ceremonial functions.
On sailing ships, it was the command station where the captain directed operations: The captain paced the quarterdeck.
The term carries associations with naval authority and tradition.
- afterdeckShip's rear platform
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- captainOne who commands
- naval commandAuthority over warships
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
ship's captain · wheel · helm · aft · vessel · railing · nautical · maritime · flogging · taffrail · stern · courts-martial · boatswain · muster · all hands · commodore · sea legs · bridge
hierarchical status on ship
quarter deckforecastle
Forward upper deck section
fo'c'sle · lower deck · crew quarters · hold · bilge
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