forecastle
Plural: forecastles
Noun
- living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed
- A raised part of the upper deck at the front of a ship; the structure of this part of the ship; the crew's quarters located within it.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English forecastel, forcastel, (whence also Anglo-French forechasteil), equivalent to fore- + castle. Compare Dutch voorkasteel.
Synonyms
fo'c'sle
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
forecastle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordforecastle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
forecastle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
forecastle is a valid Words With Friends word