forecastle
NounSynonyms:
fo'c'sle
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housedSynonyms: fo'c'sleType of living quarters, quartersPart of ship
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Fore′cas′tle (?; sailors say …), noun
Nautical (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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54