forecastle
A raised part of the upper deck at the front of a shipA 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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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
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Origin
From Middle English forecastel, forcastel, (whence also Anglo-French forechasteil), equivaFrom Middle English forecastel, forcastel, (whence also Anglo-French forechasteil), equivalent to fore- + castle. Compare Dutch voorkasteel.
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