Meaning

1 senses
  1. A raised part of the upper deck at the front of a ship; the structure of this part of the ship; the crew's quarters located within it.

    Holonyms: watercraft, vessel, vessel

    Vorschiff, Bugkastell

    бакbak, полуба́кpolubák, носово́й ку́брикnosovój kúbrik

    living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow:

Origin

From Middle English forecastel, forcastel, (whence also Anglo-French forechasteil), equiva

From Middle English forecastel, forcastel, (whence also Anglo-French forechasteil), equivalent to fore- + castle. Compare Dutch voorkasteel.

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Forms

plural: forecastles

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed:fo'c'sle

Antonyms

2 antonyms
aftcastleaftercastle

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
forecastle — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto