Forecastle (noun)
faw-kasl
a superstructure at or immediately aft of the bow of a vessel, used as a shelter for stores, machinery, etc., or as quarters for sailors. / any sailors’ quarters located in the forward part of a vessel, as a deckhouse.
First recorded in 1300–50, forecastle is from the Middle English word forcastel.See fore-, castle
Example sentences
“They’re kept in the forecastle, lad. You won’t be able to access them from the rear of deck.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
