forecastle
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forecastle
- /ˈfoʊk.səl/ US
- /ˈfoɹ.kæ.səl/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English forecastel, forcastel, (whence also Anglo-French forechasteil), equivalent to fore- + castle. Compare Dutch voorkasteel.
noun forecastles · focastle · fo'castle · fo'c'stle · fo'c's'le
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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
Opposite: aftcastle, aftercastle
Translations
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noun nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow
| Español | castillo de proa |
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| 日本語 | 船首楼 senshurō |
| 中文 | 前甲板 qiánjiǎbǎn |
| Português | castelo de proa |
| Français | gaillard d'avant |
| Deutsch | Vorschiff, Bugkastell |
| Русский | бак bak, полуба́к polubák, носово́й ку́брик nosovój kúbrik |
| עברית | בֵּית קַדְמָה bet kadmá, צוּר חַרְטוֹם tsur khartóm |
noun crew's quarters
| עברית | מְגוּרֵי חַרְטוֹם megurey khartom, צוּר הַחַרְטוֹם tsur hakhartom, בֵּית הַקָדְמָה beit hakadmah |
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title = {forecastle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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