forecastle deck

American  

noun

Nautical.

1. a partial weather deck on top of a forecastle superstructure; topgallant forecastle.

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Etymology

Origin of forecastle deck

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

With a smile, Chief Warrant Officer Nobuo Fujita surrendered the periscope, while above him, in a watertight compartment on the forecastle deck, waited his Geta float plane.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the forecastle deck, the King's tent stood in the somnolent heat.

From Time Magazine Archive

Brekker gestured Matthias over to where he, Jesper, and Wylan had gathered on the forecastle deck to examine plans of the Ice Court away from the eyes and ears of the crew.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Kit Tyler had been on the forecastle deck since daybreak, standing close to the rail, staring hungrily at the first sight of land for five weeks.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

Very soon afterwards Hartop was again at his gun on the starboard side of the forecastle deck.

From The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR by Leighton, Robert