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forecastle |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Forecastle \Fore"cas`tle\ (?; sailors say ?), n. (Naut.) a A short upper deck forward, formerly raised like a castle, to command an enemy's decks. b That part of the upper deck of a vessel forward of the foremast, or of the after part of the fore channels. c In merchant vessels, the forward part of the vessel, under the deck, where the sailors live. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: forecastle n : a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed [syn: {fo'c'sle}]
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