afterdeck

[ af-ter-dek, ahf- ]

/ ˈæf tərˌdɛk, ˈɑf- /

the weather deck of a vessel behind the bridge house or midship section.

Origin of afterdeck

First recorded in 1895–1900; after + deck

It contracted as he watched into bulging muscular rings and withdrew from the afterdeck.

Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 |Various
Captain Job stood on the afterdeck, constantly shouting new orders.

The Black Buccaneer |Stephen W. Meader
The streets, up which I could see from the afterdeck, looked dirty and the houses shabby.

The English in the West Indies |James Anthony Froude
I lay in a steamer chair on the afterdeck, scanning the heavens for the Southern Cross.

A Woman's Impression of the Philippines |Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee

More than a dozen of the crew and officers were gathered on the afterdeck.

Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound |Alice B. Emerson

afterdeck

/ (ˈɑːftəˌdɛk) /

nautical the unprotected deck behind the bridge of a ship