(nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers
quarterdeck
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for quarterdeck.
Editorial note
The aft castle became a quarterdeck, a poop deck, a cockpit or a bridge etc.
Quick take
(nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for quarterdeck.
noun
(nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers
Example sentences
The aft castle became a quarterdeck, a poop deck, a cockpit or a bridge etc.
One prominent example at the time was Lotus suing (I think) Paperback Software, and also Quarterdeck Software (Quatro Pro).
I think I read that Symantec lost or erased all the Quarterdeck source code after the acquisition.
Actually, I was thinking of a Windows program named 'MagnaRAM' that Quarterdeck sold.
Who owns the rights to QuarterDeck's old RamDoubler software?
I didn't use Memmaker, or Quarterdeck Optimise or anything.
I dealt with things ranging from exactly what the parent said (see my sibling comment to yours), to having to do a medical call away for someone non-responsive being brought across the quarterdeck at 2357 (in 2015; that individual had to get their stomach pumped and an AED administered twice on the way to the hospital in Okinawa).
Quote examples
When I was in the military cell phones were extremely new, but I honestly don't see why most commands don't say "leave phones and other electronics at home when coming to base" and then you just tell anyone who needs to contact you to call the command quarterdeck or whatever.
> When I was in the military cell phones were extremely new, but I honestly don't see why most commands don't say "leave phones and other electronics at home when coming to base" and then you just tell anyone who needs to contact you to call the command quarterdeck or whatever.
Proper noun examples
I'd even accept a more minor source like Acorn, Digital Research, Quarterdeck, NeWS, VisiOn or MIT Athena (X).
^ Except when they were sabotaging Lotus, Quarterdeck, OS/2, and Samba back in the 90s.
Sadly I think Symantec lost them after it acquired Quarterdeck.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use quarterdeck in a sentence?
The aft castle became a quarterdeck, a poop deck, a cockpit or a bridge etc.
What does quarterdeck mean?
(nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers
What part of speech is quarterdeck?
quarterdeck is commonly used as noun.