foredeck
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of foredeck
First recorded in 1555–65; fore- + deck ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Sweat slid down my neck in the tropical sun as I stood at attention with 50 other students on the foredeck of our square-rigged sailing ship, en route to study biology in the Galapagos Islands.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2021
Multiple laboratories sit in cargo containers around the ship, and cranes on the foredeck lift scientific instruments overboard.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2017
Over the years, the ship’s foredeck was closed and the masts removed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2017
As we raised our sails, they climbed onto the foredeck of Dalaï, checking out the rigging and asking some questions about how things were put together.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2011
Joyce settled down on a bench on the foredeck, sipping coffee in the sun, looking forward to watching Joe race and seeing him afterward, however it turned out.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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