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In naval architecture, a taffrail is the handrail around the open deck area toward the stern of a ship or boat. The rear deck of a ship is often called the afterdeck or poop deck. Not all ships have an afterdeck or poop deck. Sometimes taffrail refers to just the curved wooden top of the stern of a sailing man-of-war or East Indiaman ship.
1. In the rigging of a sailing ship. [3] 2. Above the ship's uppermost solid structure. [3] 3. Overhead or high above. alongside By the side of a ship or pier. [3] ama A secondary hull or float attached to the primary hull of a vessel for stability, or the hulls of a modern catamaran. amidships 1.
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In place of the afterdeck, a ship may be built with a poop deck, that is a deck that forms the roof of a cabin built in the rear, or "aft", part of the superstructure of a ship; a poop deck is usually higher up than an afterdeck. A ship may have its superstructure or aftercastle located in the stern and thus not have an afterdeck. The stern and ...
RMS Olympic's promenade deck Promenade deck aboard TSS Fairsky. The promenade deck is a deck found on several types of passenger ships and riverboats.It usually extends from bow to stern, on both sides, and includes areas open to the outside, resulting in a continuous outside walkway suitable for promenading (i.e., walking), thus the name.
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Manning the rail is a method of saluting (or rendering honors) used by naval vessels. The custom evolved from that of " manning the yards ", which dates from the days of sail. On sailing ships, crew stood evenly spaced on all the yards (the spars holding the sails) and gave three cheers to honor distinguished persons.