Associations to the word «Forecastle»

Wiktionary

FORECASTLE, noun. (nautical) A raised part of the upper deck at the front of a ship.
FORECASTLE, noun. (nautical) Crew's quarters located at the forward part of a ship.
FORECASTLE LAMP, noun. (nautical) A lamp, hung in the forecastle of a ship to allow sailors to work and relax after dark
FORECASTLE LAMPS, noun. Plural of forecastle lamp

Dictionary definition

FORECASTLE, noun. Living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats