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.”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
