What is another word for forecastle?

Pronunciation: [fˈɔːkasə͡l] (IPA)

Forecastle is a term often used to describe a raised deck at the front of a ship. However, there are several other synonyms that can be used to describe the same area. One such synonym is the term "fo'c'sle," which is a shortened version of the word "forecastle" that is commonly used by seamen. Another related term is "bow," which refers to the forward part of the ship. Some other synonyms for forecastle include "forepeak," "head," "prow," and "samson post." Regardless of the term used, the area at the front of a ship is an important location for overseeing navigation and performing essential tasks.

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What are the hypernyms for Forecastle?

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Usage examples for Forecastle

A small propeller was seen lying in the stream fitted with a forecastle gun, from whence to fire a lance at whales,-a species of big fishing which is profitably pursued here.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
The other I observed upon the forecastle as she anchored.
"Command"
William McFee
And as he came back from the forecastle he heard Captain Meredith's quiet voice.
"Command"
William McFee

Famous quotes with Forecastle

  • The ship struck at ten minutes after four A.M., and all hands, being mostly in their nightclothes, made haste to the forecastle, the water coming in at once. There they remained; the passengers in the forecastle, the crew above it, doing what they could. Every wave lifed the forecastle roof and washed over those within. The first man got ashore at nine; many from nine to noon. At flood-tide, about half past three o'clock, when the ship broke up entirely, they came out of the forecastle, and Margaret sat with her back to the foremast, with her hands on her knees, her husband and child already drowned. A great wave came and washed her aft. The steward had just before taken her child and started for shore. Both were drowned.
    Margaret Fuller
  • Camoens! White Jacket, Camoens! Did you ever read him? , I mean? It's the man-of-war epic of the world, my lad. Give me Gama for a commodore, say I—noble Gama! ... How many great men have been sailors, White Jacket! They say Homer himself was once a tar, even as his hero, Ulysses, was both a sailor and a shipwright. I'll swear Shakspeare was once a captain of the forecastle. Do you mind the first scene in , White Jacket? And the world-finder, Christopher Columbus, was a sailor! and so was Camoens, who went to sea with Gama, else we had never had , White Jacket. Yes, I've sailed over the very track that Camoens sailed—round the East Cape into the Indian Ocean. I've been in Don Jose's garden, too, in Macao, and bathed my feet in the blessed dew of the walks where Camoens wandered before me. Yes, White Jacket, and I have seen and sat in the cave at the end of the flowery, winding way, where Camoens, according to tradition, composed certain parts of his . Ay, Camoens was a sailor once!
    Luís de Camões

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