Forepack

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A pack or container carried or located on the front or forward side. rare

    "The hulls are subdivided by five steel and one wooden watertight bulkheads. In the forepack is a storeroom for provisions, etc.; also gasoline tanks, behind which is a crew space, with ample accommodation for eight men, while aft are smaller but more comfortable quarters for two officers."

Example

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"The hulls are subdivided by five steel and one wooden watertight bulkheads. In the forepack is a storeroom for provisions, etc.; also gasoline tanks, behind which is a crew space, with ample accommodation for eight men, while aft are smaller but more comfortable quarters for two officers."

Etymology

From fore- + pack, modelled on backpack.

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