Meanings
nounquarterdeck (plural quarterdecks)
plural quarterdecks · alternative quarter-deck · alternative quarter deck
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷtwr̥to-
- Proto-Italic*kʷeturtos
- Latinquārtus
- Latinquārtārius
- Anglo-Normanquarter
- Middle Englishquarter
- Englishquarter
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)teg-
- Proto-Germanic*þaką
- Proto-Germanic*þakjaną
- Proto-West Germanic*þakkjan
- Old Dutchthecken
- Middle Dutchdeckendeverb.
- Middle Dutchdec
- Middle Englishdekke
- Englishdeck
- Englishquarterdeck
Translations
Catalan alcàsser
- alcàsseraft part of the upper deck
Dutch achterdek
- achterdekaft part of the upper deck
Finnish puolikansi, peräkansi
- puolikansiaft part of the upper deck
- peräkansiaft part of the upper deck
French demi-dunette
- demi-dunetteaft part of the upper deck
German Achterdeck, Hinterdeck
- Achterdeckaft part of the upper deck
- Hinterdeckaft part of the upper deck
Hebrew סִפּוּן אַחְרָה
- סִפּוּן אַחְרָה (sipun akhrah)aft part of the upper deck
Irish deic cheathrún
- deic cheathrúnaft part of the upper deck
Italian cassero
- casseroaft part of the upper deck
Polish nadbudówka, spardek
- nadbudówkaaft part of the upper deck
- spardekaft part of the upper deck
Russian квартерде́к, шка́нцы
- квартерде́к (kvartɛrdɛ́k)aft part of the upper deck
- шка́нцы (škáncy)aft part of the upper deck
- ют (jut)aft part of the upper deck
Spanish alcázar
- alcázaraft part of the upper deck
Turkish kıç güvertesi
- kıç güvertesiaft part of the upper deck
Welsh pedryfwrdd
- pedryfwrddaft part of the upper deck
Cite this entry
APA
quarterdeck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarterdeck
MLA
“quarterdeck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarterdeck. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quarterdeck,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarterdeck.
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