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Forecastle

The forecastle (/ˈfoʊksəl/ ⓘ FOHK-səl; contracted as fo'c'sle or fo'c's'le) is the upper deck of a sailing ship forward of the foremast, or, historically, the forward part of a ship with the sailors' living quarters. Related to its latter meaning is the phrase "before the mast" which denotes anything related to ordinary sailors, as opposed to a ship's…

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History and design

MedievalCastleBowAftcastleMast
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DeckSailing shipForemast
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Forecastle

Nodes17
Edges16
Triples13
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.117647
Components1

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Forecastle

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related to history · 6
Forecastle → As, Having, In, It, Royal Navy, Sailors
related to External links · 4
Forecastle → Forecastles, Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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ship deck upper sailing quarters mast structure ships end main forward part related sailors design medieval bow fohk-səl foremast usually

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the galleon had only a lowinstance ofand later ships0.80text
one-deck-high forecastleinstance ofand later ships0.80text
the anchor windlassinstance ofand may contain essential machinery0.80text
Forecastlerelated to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Forecastlerelated to External linksMedia0.60section
Forecastlerelated to External linksForecastles0.60section
Forecastlerelated to External linksWikimedia Commons0.60section
Forecastlerelated to historyIn0.60section
Forecastlerelated to historyIt0.60section
Forecastlerelated to historyHaving0.60section
Forecastlerelated to historyAs0.60section
Forecastlerelated to historySailors0.60section

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