fore·cas·tle

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• fore|cas|tle — «FOHK suhl; FR KAS uhl, KAHS ; FOHR », noun. 1. the upper deck in front of the foremast. 2. the quarters for sailors in a merchant ship, formerly in the forward part of the ship …   Useful english dictionary

• fore|cas|tle|man — «FOHK suhl muhn; FR KAS uhl , KAHS ; FOHR », noun, plural men. a sailor stationed on the forecastle …   Useful english dictionary

• tle — abris·tle; abus·tle; apos·tle; apos·tle·hood; apos·tle·ship; bait·tle; bat·tle·dore; bat·tle·ment; bat·tle·ment·ed; bat·tle·some; be·lit·tle; be·lit·tle·ment; bot·tle·ful; bris·tle·less; brus·tle; but·tle; cac·o·mis·tle; cas·tle·ry; cas·tle·ward; …   English syllables

• cas — an·ti·dor·cas; an·ti·ma·cas·sar; be·cas·sine; bras·si·cas·ter·ol; bu·dor·cas; ca·ra·cas; cas; cas·al·ty; cas·a·no·va; cas·bah; cas·ca·bel; cas·ca·di·an; cas·ca·do; cas·ca·du·ra; cas·ca·lo·te; cas·cara; cas·ca·ril·la; cas·ca·ron; cas·ca·vel;… …   English syllables

• forecastle — fore·cas·tle …   English syllables

• forecastle — fore•cas•tle [[t]ˈfoʊk səl, ˈfɔrˌkæs əl, ˌkɑ səl, ˈfoʊr [/t]] also fo c s le n. 1) naut. navig. a superstructure at or immediately aft of the bow of a vessel, used as a shelter for stores, machinery, etc., or as quarters for sailors 2) naut.… …   From formal English to slang

• forecastle — fore|cas|tle [ fouksl ] noun count the front part of a ship …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• forecastlehead — fore·cas·tle·head …   English syllables

• head — arrow·head; beach·head; be·head; be·head·al; bir·ken·head; block·head·ism; blunt·head; bog·head; bonnet·head; bra·den·head; bulk·head·ed; bull·head·ed·ly; bull·head·ed·ness; chow·der·head; chuck·le·head·ed; cop·per·head·ism; dou·ble·head·er;… …   English syllables

• Forecastle — Fore cas tle (?; sailors say ?), n. (Naut.) (a) A short upper deck forward, formerly raised like a castle, to command an enemy s decks. (b) That part of the upper deck of a vessel forward of the foremast, or of the after part of the fore channels …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English