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- Quarter-deck - n. - That part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.
- Midshipman - n. - Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter-deck and those of the forecastle, and render other services as required.
- Frigate-built - a. - Built like a frigate with a raised quarter-deck and forecastle.
- Breastwork - n. - A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
- Gangway - v. i. - That part of the spar deck of a vessel on each side of the booms, from the quarter-deck to the forecastle; -- more properly termed the waist.
- Gunwale - n. - The upper edge of a vessel's or boat's side; the uppermost wale of a ship (not including the bulwarks); or that piece of timber which reaches on either side from the quarter-deck to the forecastle, being the uppermost bend, which finishes the upper works of the hull.
- Waist - n. - Hence, the middle part of other bodies; especially (Naut.), that part of a vessel's deck, bulwarks, etc., which is between the quarter-deck and the forecastle; the middle part of the ship.