Peggie Hall wrote:
Doug Kanter wrote:

Well, sometimes it's a partial deck above a ship's main afterdeck. But
sometimes it's not. :-)


Nope..ALWAYS a raised afterdeck, high enough to prevent taking on water
over the stern that could, in a heavy following sea, swamp the boat and
even sink it...a condition--as you correctly noted--from the Latin,
referred to as being "pooped." Hence the name "poop deck" for a RAISED
afterdeck.

Care to try this one? What's the origin of the term "bridge" for a
vessel's command center...who invented it, and why?


Technically correct, however, due to changing designs, some will refer
to any after weather deck as the "poop" deck.... correctly, since it's
their boat/ship and as long as everyone onboard understands......

otn