forepeak
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of forepeak
Example Sentences
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If someone on board developed symptoms, they would be banished to a cot in the forepeak, a grim, airless crawlspace at the very tip of the boat normally used for storage.
From National Geographic • Feb. 8, 2021
I turned the forepeak room’s two small berths into one really big bath.
From The Guardian • Jul. 29, 2015
The Yacht Fisher, on the other hand, is set up with twin berths in two guest staterooms and the forepeak, and a master with a conventional single head and a king.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The forepeak houses a locker with a molded-in receiver for the anchor and room for plenty of rode and chain.
From Time Magazine Archive
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From the forepeak swathed in darkness, came the faint unearthly echoes of the stokers' song.
From A Bed of Roses by George, Walter Lionel
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