foreship

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foreship

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From fore- + ship.

noun foreships

  1. archaic The fore part of a ship. He adds that, if the first light appears on the foreship and ascends upward, it is a sign of good luck; if either light begins at the topmast and descends toward the sea, it is a sign of a tempest.

    Similar: forecastle

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noun fore part of a ship

DeutschVorschiff, Vorderdeck, Bug, Back

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@misc{foreship_2026,
  title = {foreship},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foreship},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}