The Poop Deck is the raised area to the rear (aft) of a ship.
A deck abaft the mizzen and above the afterdeck
The aft-most, raised weather deck on a ship. The name came from the Middle English poupe, from the Latin puppim, meaning the rear section of a ship The word derived from the Latin Puppis, meaning a doll or small image, The Romans and other ancient seafaring peoples had a small sacred idol or image affixed to the stern, where the deity it represented could watch over the vessel. To be pooped incidentally, meant to have a wave break over the ship's stern.
A partial deck above the ship's main after deck, the mere mention of which is enough to make any small child, and most adult men chuckle quietly to themselves. Prehensile (pre-HENS-el) Adapted for seizing or grasping by wrapping around. Prometheus (pro-MEE-thee-us)) Paraphrasing from Encarta "In Greek mythology, one of the Titans, blah blah benefactor of humanity blah blah enabled them to walk upright blah blah lit a torch with fire from the sun blah blah wrath of the god Zeus blah blah disguised them with a covering of entrails blah blah pile of bones blah blah, (and now the relevant part) Zeus had him chained to a rock in the Caucasus, where he was constantly preyed upon by an eagle. Finally he was freed by the hero Hercules, who slew the eagle."
A raised deck on the aft end of a sailing vessel.
an exposed partial weather deck on the stern superstructure of a ship
a partial deck at the rear of
Raised stern section of ship.
A high deck on the aft superstructure of a ship.
The highest deck at the aft end of a large ship. Smaller ships don't have a poop; the highest part aft is the quarterdeck. i.e. “Come check out me re-modeled poop deck is me really big room
the stern section of a ship.
On very large dragonships, an aft deck above a quarterdeck, above the aft castle.
In naval architecture, a poop deck is a deck that constitutes the roof of a poop cabin built in the aft (rear) part of the superstructure of a ship. The name originates from the Latin puppis, or the elevated stern deck.