FORECASTLE

forecastle. Forecastle, n. the part where the foremast stands

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Fore″cas′tle (?; sailors say �), n. (Naut.) (a) A short upper deck forward, formerly raised like a castle, to command an enemy's decks. (b) That part of the upper deck of a vessel forward of the foremast, or of the after part of the fore channels. (c) In merchant vessels, the forward part of the vessel, under the deck, where the sailors live.