In naval architecture, a poop deck is a deck that forms the roof of a cabin built in the rear, or “aft”, part of the superstructure of a ship

  • .Donuts
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    923 days ago

    Wait, there’s no poop involved on the poop deck? TIL

  • @lobut@lemmy.ca
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    823 days ago

    The name originates from the French word for stern, poupe, from Latin puppis. Thus the poop deck is technically a stern deck, which in sailing ships was usually elevated as the roof of the stern or “after” cabin, also known as the “poop cabin” (or simply the poop[2]).