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Forecastle
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) That part of the upper deck of a vessel forward of the foremast, or of the after part of the fore channels.
(2):
(n.) In merchant vessels, the forward part of the vessel, under the deck, where the sailors live.
(3):
(n.) A short upper deck forward, formerly raised like a castle, to command an enemy's decks.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Forecastle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/f/forecastle.html. 1828.