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forecastle deck

American  

noun

Nautical.
  1. a partial weather deck on top of a forecastle superstructure; topgallant forecastle.


Etymology

Origin of forecastle deck

First recorded in 1850–55


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On the forecastle deck, the King's tent stood in the somnolent heat.

From Time Magazine Archive

With a smile, Chief Warrant Officer Nobuo Fujita surrendered the periscope, while above him, in a watertight compartment on the forecastle deck, waited his Geta float plane.

From Time Magazine Archive

Kit Tyler had been on the forecastle deck since daybreak, standing close to the rail, staring hungrily at the first sight of land for five weeks.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

Brekker gestured Matthias over to where he, Jesper, and Wylan had gathered on the forecastle deck to examine plans of the Ice Court away from the eyes and ears of the crew.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Maseden, feeling oddly remote and unclassed among men of his own race, followed the second officer to the forecastle deck.

From His Unknown Wife by Louis Tracy

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