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Definition of Afterdecks
1. afterdeck [n] - See also: afterdeck
Lexicographical Neighbors of Afterdecks
Literary usage of Afterdecks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Zimmermann on Ocean Shipping by Erich Walter Zimmermann (1921)
"Some tank vessels are very large, having numerous deep oil tanks, additional 'summer
tanks' between the main and afterdecks for the stowage of oil during ..."
2. The Apprenticeship Writings of Frank Norris, 1896-1898 by Frank Norris (1996)
"... with so many hopes and fears and plans and expectations, and there in her
stern and on the afterdecks were the men—plenty of them whom we knew—going out ..."
3. Through Hidden Shensi by Francis Henry Nichols (1902)
"As their canoes reached the middle of the stream, the boatmen assembled on the
afterdecks, and, looking back at us, waved their hands in a last farewell. ..."
4. The Mystery of the Sea: A Novel by Bram Stoker (1902)
"... lighted linstock into a barrel of powder, to the effect of blowing up the two
afterdecks and the poop castle, and killing over two hundred men. ..."
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