Forecastle
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That part of the upper deck of a vessel forward of the foremast, or of the after part of the fore channels.
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In merchant vessels, the forward part of the vessel, under the deck, where the sailors live.
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A short upper deck forward, formerly raised like a castle, to command an enemy's decks.
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Forecastle
The forecastle (/ˈfoʊksəl/ FOHK-səl; abbreviated fo'c'sle or fo'c's'le) is the upper deck of a sailing ship forward of the foremast, or the forward part of a ship with the sailors' living quarters. Related to the latter meaning is the phrase "before the mast " which denotes anything related to ordinary sailors, as opposed to a ship's officers.
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Champ of the Forecastle
Champ of the Forecastle is a Sailor Steve Costigan short story by Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the November 1930 issue of Fight Stories .
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Forecastle Summit
Forecastle Summit (76°46′S 161°8′E ) is, at 2,040 metres (6,700 ft), the highest mountain summit in the northern part of the Staten Island Heights, with a rounded top that gives a commanding view of Fry Glacier and Benson Glacier, in the Convoy Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. One of the nautical names in the Convoy Range, it was so named by a New Zealand Antarctic Research Program field party in the 1989–90 season.
