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forecastle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fo'c'sle |
| Type of | living quarters, quarters |
Examples of forecastle
forecastle
It had a high rounded stern with large aftcastle, forecastle and bowsprit at the stem.
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Just beside it rises the odd Lego-like forecastle of the navy's newest ship, HMS Daring.
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In addition, the side plating was visibly buckled between the forecastle and upper decks.
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Parts of the plane and the pilot were scattered over the flight deck and the forecastle.
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During the siege a seaman's wife on the flagship Chesapeake bore a child in the forecastle.
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On the forecastle, headed back to port, the early evening's unsetting sun is positively balmy.
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Within six minutes, Lusitania's forecastle began to submerge.
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In addition to crew's quarters, the forecastle may contain essential machinery such as the anchor windlass.
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It ran aground on Inaccessible Island and suffered a broken back, but the forecastle was carried inshore.
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- Living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed
- Forecastle refers to the upper deck of a sailing ship forward of the foremast.
- The Forecastle Festival is a three-day music, art, and environmental activism festival held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, since 2002. ...
- Forward section of the main deck. Actually pronounced foc'sle.
- Also fo'c'sle or fo'csle. Pronounced fo'csle. The most forward below decks area of a vessel.
- A partial deck, above the upper deck and at the head of the vessel; traditionally the sailors' living quarters.
- The portion of a ship located ahead of the tallest mast, or mainmast, which generally holds the sailors' quarters.
- Pronounced "fo'c's'l", and Usually now spelled that way. Now the foredeck of a vessel, the term originally referred to a raised and fortified platform at the ship's bow, Used by archers in combat at sea as early as the 13th century.
- The fore part of a vessel under the deck, where crew bunks were located.
