Nautical. The middle part of the upper deck of a ship, between the quarter-deck and the forecastle.

Originally: a smaller deck situated above the half-deck of a sailing ship, covering about a quarter of the vessel, from which the captain or…

Nautical. spec. The main deck or waist of a ship, as a place where punishment by flogging could be carried out before the ship's crew. Frequently in…

Nautical (a) The deck next below the spar deck in a man-of-war. (b) The upper deck between the poop and the forecastle in a merchantman.

An open deck on a ship that is lower than the decks fore and aft, esp. one enclosed by bulkheads.

plural. That part of a ship's deck where the spare spars are stowed.

Nautical. A space amidships; (originally) spec. the area between the forecastle and the booms in a square-rigged vessel, where ropes, blocks, and…