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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fo'c's'le (fōk′səl),USA pronunciation n. [Naut.]- Nautical, Naval Termsforecastle.
Also, fo'c'sle. - respelling, respelled, reflecting syncope and loss of pre-consonantal r
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fo'c's'le, fo'c'sle /ˈfəʊksəl/ n - a variant spelling of forecastle
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fore•cas•tle /ˈfoʊksəl, ˈfɔrˌkæsəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Nautical, Naval Termsa structure sticking up at or immediately aft of the bow of a vessel.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fore•cas•tle (fōk′səl, fôr′kas′əl, -kä′səl, fōr′-),USA pronunciation n. [Naut.]- Nautical, Naval Termsa superstructure at or immediately aft of the bow of a vessel, used as a shelter for stores, machinery, etc., or as quarters for sailors.
- Nautical, Naval Termsany sailors' quarters located in the forward part of a vessel, as a deckhouse.
- Nautical, Naval Termsthe forward part of the weather deck of a vessel, esp. that part forward of the foremast.
Also, fo'c's'le, fo'c'sle. - Middle English forcastel. See fore-, castle 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: forecastle, fo'c's'le, fo'c'sle /ˈfəʊksəl/ n - the part of a vessel at the bow where the crew is quartered and stores, machines, etc, may be stowed
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