forecastle deck


noun Nautical.

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

Origin of forecastle deck

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby forecastle deck

Example sentences from the Web for forecastle deck

  • The hull was divided; the forecastle-deck was in one place, and at a distance lay part of the quarter-deck.

    The Kangaroo Hunters |Anne Bowman
  • There was a patter of feet upon the ladder leading up to the forecastle-deck.

    House of Torment |Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
  • The rail extended on stanchions across the after-part of the forecastle-deck in some ships.

    The Sailor's Word-Book |William Henry Smyth