forecastle

English

Alternative forms

fo'c'sle (double contraction)
fo'c'stle (double contraction)
fo'c's'le (triple contraction)

Etymology

From Middle English forecastel, forcastel, (whence also Anglo-French forechasteil), equivalent to fore- +‎ castle. Compare Dutch voorkasteel.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈfoʊkˌsəl/

Noun

forecastle (plural forecastles)

(nautical) A raised part of the upper deck at the front of a ship.
(nautical) Crew's quarters located at the forward part of a ship.

Coordinate terms

aftcastle

Translations

nautical: raised part of the upper deck at bow

Bulgarian: бак m (bak)
Catalan: castell (ca) de proa m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 前甲板 (zh) (qiánjiǎbǎn)
Dutch: voorkasteel n
Finnish: etukastelli, pakka (fi)
French: gaillard (fr) d'avant m
Galician: castelo (gl) m
German: Vorschiff (de) n, Bugkastell n
Hebrew: בֵּית קַדְמָה‎ (he) m (beit kadmah)
Ido: kastelo avana (io), avana kastelo (io)

Irish: deic thosaigh f
Japanese: 船首楼 (せんしゅろう, senshurō)
Manx: cashtal toshee m
Norman: châté m, gaillard d'avant m
Norwegian: ruff m
Bokmål: bakk (no) m, bakkdekk n
Portuguese: castelo de proa m
Russian: бак (ru) m (bak), полуба́к (ru) m (polubák), носово́й ку́брик m (nosovój kúbrik)
Spanish: castillo de proa m
Swedish: backdäck n, back (sv) c

crew's quarters

Finnish: skanssi (fi)
Hebrew: מְגוּרֵי חַרְטוֹם‎ m pl (megurey khartom)

Irish: caiseal tosaigh m

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