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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Forecastle

/(?; sailors say �)/ · Fore·cas·tle · IPA /ˈfoʊk.səl/
01 n. A short upper deck forward, formerly raised like a castle, to command an enemy's decks.
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    A short upper deck forward, formerly raised like a castle, to command an enemy's decks.(Naut.)