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forecastle head
noun
, Nautical.
- the extreme fore part of a forecastle superstructure.
- the extreme fore part of the main weather deck of a vessel that has no forecastle superstructure.
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Nobody obeyed him; they stood by laughing and cheering, till the hen made safety beneath the forecastle head.
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Jarrow made no reply, but stepped off the forecastle head with a noise of wet, swishing oilskins, and fumbled for a minute.
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This shot struck the water directly under the schooner's bow and threw water over her forecastle head.
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On the forecastle-head the ship's dog was barking as if mad.
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A private conversation that you could hear on the forecastle-head!
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