poop deck
2
9.1
- noun
- /puːp dɛk/
- Specialized
:
cubierta de popa
- The crew worked efficiently on the poop deck, ensuring everything was ready for the voyage.
Examples
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After dinner, we enjoyed the sunset from the poop deck while the ship sailed smoothly.
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We'll go up the poop deck.
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At the front of the poop deck, there were two doors and two stairways leading to the top.
Fiction book (1995) -
I'll stay out of your galley, you stay off my poop deck.
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"Now!" With surprisingly strong hands, the first mate grabbed both men and hustled them off the poop deck.
Fiction book (1992) -
Artus steeled himself as they climbed to the poop deck.
Fiction book (1992) -
Alonso looks up at Columbus standing on the poop deck, scrutinizing the horizon, waiting for the land to appear.
Fiction book (1992) -
In seconds, the entire crew—over forty men—stood in two long lines facing the poop deck.
Fiction book (1995) -
The crewmembers scattered to their tasks, leaving Artus alone on the poop deck with Pontifax, Skuld, and the three young sailors manning the ship's massive wheel.
Fiction book (1992) -
The captain called everyone to gather on the poop deck to discuss the navigation plan.
Synonyms
4
9.5
A raised deck at the back of a ship where people watch or give orders
How High
9
3.4
- Specialized
2
9.1
- Specialized
3
5.0
- Specialized
6
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'poop' (the elevated stern section) combined with 'deck' clearly denotes the deck at the stern of a ship. Given a learner knows the nautical sense of 'poop', the overall meaning is predictable and transparent, though learners who only know the common non-nautical sense of 'poop' might be confused.
Etymology
Poop deck may come from the old word 'poupe', which meant the back of a ship. The word poop here means the ship's rear and deck means the platform, so the name simply means the raised platform at the ship's back.