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
Then, they dressed in hazard suits and hit the ship’s foredeck.
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
Captain Rostron, who was determined not to repeat the Titanic’s mistake, stacked most of the usable lifeboats from the Titanic on the foredeck and hung some over the side, Mr. Maxtone-Graham said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2012
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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