Quarter Deck - Law Dictionary Search Results
Quarter deck
That part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast including the poop deck when there is
Breastrail
ordinary height as of a balcony the railing of a quarter deck etc
Frigate built
Built like a frigate with a raised quarter deck and forecastle
Gunwale
piece of timber which reaches on either side from the quarter deck to the forecastle being the uppermost bend which finishes the
Close fights
a close engagement with an enemys boarders called also close quarters … Barriers with loopholes formerly erected on the deck of a vessel to shelter the men in a close
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