Definition of forecastles Forecastles
We found 3 definitions of forecastles from 2 different sources.
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What does forecastles mean?
Wiktionary 
- forecastles (Noun)
Plural of forecastle.
Part of speech
🔤- forecastles, noun, plural of forecastle.
WordNet
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| forecastle - living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed | ||
| fo'c'sle | ||
| living quarters, quarters housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters" | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- forecastle (n.)
A short upper deck forward, formerly raised like a castle, to command an enemy's decks. - forecastle (n.)
That part of the upper deck of a vessel forward of the foremast, or of the after part of the fore channels. - forecastle (n.)
In merchant vessels, the forward part of the vessel, under the deck, where the sailors live.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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forecastle
fōr′kas-l, Fo'c'sle, fōk′sl, n. a short raised deck at the fore-end of a vessel: the forepart of the ship under the maindeck, the quarters of the crew
Part of speech
🔤- forecastle, noun, singular of forecastles.
