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foredeck

[ fawr-dek, fohr- ]

noun

, Nautical.
  1. the fore part of a weather deck, especially between a bridge house or superstructure and a forecastle superstructure.


foredeck

/ ˈfɔːˌdɛk /

noun

  1. nautical the deck between the bridge and the forecastle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of foredeck1

First recorded in 1555–65; fore- + deck ( def )
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Example Sentences

Day found them stumbling down the Jersey coast, the foredeck a mass of wreckage and the ship leaking badly.

In beating to windward these cut-waters were in position, but when running free they were unshipped and laid on the foredeck.

Jack and Joe sat on the foredeck in the dusk, listening to the soft lap of water alongside.

But the electric globes still cast their white gleams over the foredeck and revealed a dark object that was not there before.

The stern of the Ariadne was in flames, but the guns on her foredeck continued to be worked.

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