Fo'c'sle

//ˈfəʊk.səl// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    forecastle. informal

    "We loafed moodily about the well-deck, between the fo'c'sle and the high midship bridge structure […] "When shall we get something to eat?" I asked Boldini, as he emerged from the fo'c'sle hatch."

  2. 2
    living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed wordnet

Synonyms

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forecastleforecastle

Example

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"We loafed moodily about the well-deck, between the fo'c'sle and the high midship bridge structure […] "When shall we get something to eat?" I asked Boldini, as he emerged from the fo'c'sle hatch."

Etymology

Contraction of forecastle.

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