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forecastle - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'forecastle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Forecastle [ n.]
- A short upper deck forward, formerly raised like a castle, to command an enemy's decks.
- That part of the upper deck of a vessel forward of the foremast, or of the after part of the fore channels.
- In merchant vessels, the forward part of the vessel, under the deck, where the sailors live.