forecastle head

American  

noun

Nautical.

1. the extreme fore part of a forecastle superstructure.

2. the extreme fore part of the main weather deck of a vessel that has no forecastle superstructure.

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Example Sentences

When the fire passed beyond control, Captain Warms and his bridge force leaped down on the forecastle head, stayed there until taken off at noon.

From Time Magazine Archive

They were standing by the forecastle head, and talking above the loud throbbing of the funnel.

From The Manxman A Novel - 1895 by Caine, Hall, Sir

At length, when the hands were getting their supper, eating on the forecastle head in order to maintain their attitude of alertness, the mate joined Bill and remarked tentatively: "Seems quiet aboard there, don't it?"

From Gold Out of Celebes by Dingle, Aylward Edward

So, from listening for the horn of a dory, he tried to catch the hoarse voice of a patent fog-horn that would be grinding on the forecastle head.

From The Harbor of Doubt by Gage, George W.

But I, having seen the stalwart figure of the mate standing on the forecastle head, stood up, and, with all the voice I could muster, shouted, "Western Belle, ahoy!"

From The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life by Bullen, Frank T.