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  • The gravelled terrace immediately behind the house was called the Quarterdeck; it was the place for a brisk patrolling in uncertain weather or in a north wind.

    The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley Huxley, Leonard 1900

  • The gravelled terrace immediately behind the house was called the Quarterdeck; it was the place for a brisk patrolling in uncertain weather or in a north wind.

    Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 Leonard Huxley 1896

  • There was the "Quarterdeck" walk, and there was the Summerhouse, to which Charles Keene used to retire with his bagpipes.

    Two Suffolk Friends Francis Hindes Groome 1876

  • Through books with telltale titles like "Quarterdeck," "Command" and "Victory," Kydd faces the terrors of Barbary corsairs, the French Revolution and his Naval Board exams.

    At Journey's End, a Ship of the Line Steve Donoghue 2011

  • "The Quarterdeck, Sea Shell, Nardi's, Joe Pop's, you could play over four days without ever leaving the island," Monte chuckles, as if struggling to recall earlier triumphs.

    James Campion: Deep Tank to Weird Blood 2010

  • "The Quarterdeck, Sea Shell, Nardi's, Joe Pop's, you could play over four days without ever leaving the island," Monte chuckles, as if struggling to recall earlier triumphs.

    James Campion: Deep Tank to Weird Blood 2010

  • "The Quarterdeck, Sea Shell, Nardi's, Joe Pop's, you could play over four days without ever leaving the island," Monte chuckles, as if struggling to recall earlier triumphs.

    James Campion: Deep Tank to Weird Blood 2010

  • But my family's favorite Nova Scotia restaurant — the Quarterdeck, in Summerville — is only a half hour away.

    Nova Scotia, Mon Amour 2006

  • But my family's favorite Nova Scotia restaurant — the Quarterdeck, in Summerville — is only a half hour away.

    Nova Scotia, Mon Amour 2006

  • Messrs. Richter and Farmer, both 45, were co-presidents of Jefferies Quarterdeck, the aerospace and defense investment-banking group of Jefferies Group Inc.

    Noted ... 2008

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