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quarterdeck

 
Dictionary: quar·ter·deck   (kwôr'tər-dĕk') pronunciation

n.
The after part of the upper deck of a ship, usually reserved for officers.


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(Quarterdeck Corporation, Marina del Rey, CA) A pioneering software company, founded in 1983, that offered a variety of utilities, diagnostics, connectivity and Internet products for the PC and Macintosh. In the 1980s, with its popular QEMM and DESQview programs, Quarterdeck was the first software company to offer a serious, alternate operating environment for the DOS PC. In 1999, Quarterdeck was acquired and assimilated by Symantec.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the stern area of a ship's upper deck


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - agterdæk, halvdæk, officersdæk

Nederlands (Dutch)
de officieren van een schip/de marine, deel van achterdek voor officieren

Français (French)
n. - (Naut) plage arrière, officiers

Deutsch (German)
n. - Quarterdeck, (Marine)offiziere

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ναυτ.) πρυμναίο κατάστρωμα, κάσαρο, (στρατ.) καρέ/εντευκτήριο αξιωματικών

Italiano (Italian)
cassero

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tombadilho (m) (Náut.)

Русский (Russian)
квартердек

Español (Spanish)
n. - alcázar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - halvdäck, akterdäck, officerare

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
后甲板, 高级船员或军官

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 後甲板, 高級船員或軍官

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 갑판의 뒷쪽, 고급선원, 해군장교

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 後甲板, 高級船員

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جز من السفينه, محل على متن السفينه الحربيه المخصص للاحتفالات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮החלק האחורי בסיפון העליון באניה, משמש בד"כ למגורי קצינים, הקצונה של אוניה בצי‬


 
 

 

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