Dictionary

forecastle en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈfoʊk.səl/ (General-American)
• /ˈfoɹ.kæ.səl/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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
   • My knife was at my hip. I returned to my hut for the shotgun, made sure it was loaded, and went down to the Ghost. With some difficulty, and at the expense of a wetting to the waist, I climbed aboard. The forecastle scuttle was open. I paused to listen for the breathing of the men, but there was no breathing. 1904, Jack London, chapter 32, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC:

Forms

Antonyms

aftercastle · aftcastle

Deriveds

forecastleman · forecastle lamp · monkey forecastle · forecastled

Relateds

well deck · foredeck · poop deck · afterdeck

Translations (43)

ga deic thosaigh (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · fr gaillard d'avant (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · nb bakk (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · ru носово́й ку́брик (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · nrf châté (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · pl bak (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · sv skans (crew's quarters) · nb bakkdekk (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · he בֵּית קַדְמָה (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · he צוּר הַחַרְטוֹם (crew's quarters) · no ruff (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · ca castell de proa (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · he צוּר חַרְטוֹם (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · sv backdäck (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · bg бак (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · ru полуба́к (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · pt castelo de proa (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · pl dziobówka (crew's quarters) · io avana kastelo (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · de Bugkastell (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · da folkelukaf (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · fi pakka (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · pl bakdek (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · enm forstage (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · pl forkasztel (crew's quarters) · ga caiseal tosaigh (crew's quarters) · gl castelo (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · cy fforcas (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · fi skanssi (crew's quarters) · fi etukastelli (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · gv cashtal toshee (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · es castillo de proa (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · nrf gaillard d'avant (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · nl voorkasteel (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · he מְגוּרֵי חַרְטוֹם (crew's quarters) · cmn 前甲板 (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · sv back (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · ru бак (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · io kastelo avana (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · he בֵּית הַקָדְמָה (crew's quarters) · de Vorschiff (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · da bak (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow) · ja 船首楼 (nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow)

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