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forecastle
forecastle, (pron. fo‘c'sle), the space beneath the short raised deck forward, known in sailing ships as the topgallant forecastle, to be seen usually in smaller ships. The origin of the names lies in the castle built up over the bows of the old-time fighting ships in which archers were stationed to attack the crews of enemy vessels or to repulse boarders entering in the waist of the ship. It used also to be the generic term to indicate the crew's living space in the forward end of the ship below the forecastle deck, but this meaning gradually died out as living conditions for crews improved. In this connection, it was also the name given to the deckhouse on the upper deck of large sailing ships in which seamen had their living quarters.
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"forecastle." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "forecastle." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-forecastle.html "forecastle." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-forecastle.html |
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fore·cas·tle / ˈfōksəl; ˈfôrˌkasəl/ (also fo'c's'le) • n. the forward part of a ship below the deck, traditionally used as the crew's living quarters. ∎ a raised deck at the bow of a ship. |
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"forecastle." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "forecastle." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-forecastle.html "forecastle." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-forecastle.html |
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forecastle ˈfōksəl; ˈfawrˌkæsəl also fo'c's'le n.
1. the forward part of a ship below the deck, traditionally used as the crew's living quarters. 2. a raised deck at the front of a ship. |
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"forecastle." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "forecastle." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-forecastle.html "forecastle." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-forecastle.html |
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forecastle
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"forecastle." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "forecastle." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-forecastle.html "forecastle." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-forecastle.html |
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