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forecastle: Meaning and Definition of

fore•cas•tle

Pronunciation: (fōk'sul, fôr'kas"ul, -kä"sul, fōr'-), [key]
— n. Naut.
  1. a superstructure at or immediately aft of the bow of a vessel, used as a shelter for stores, machinery, etc., or as quarters for sailors.
  2. any sailors' quarters located in the forward part of a vessel, as a deckhouse.
  3. the forward part of the weather deck of a vessel, esp. that part forward of the foremast.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
forecast forecastle deck
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