Word Of The Day - 9/6/2007
Poop Deck - In naval architecture, a poop deck is a deck that constitutes the roof of a cabin built in the aft (rear) part of the superstructure of a ship. The name originates from the French word (la poupe)[1] for stern, so the poop deck is the stern deck, which in sailing ships was usually elevated as the roof of the stern (or ‘after’) cabin. In sailing ships, with the helmsman at the stern, an elevated position was ideal for both navigation and observation of the crew and sails.