- (n.) A short upper deck forward, formerly raised like a castle, to command an enemy's decks.
- (n.) That part of the upper deck of a vessel forward of the foremast or of the after part of the fore channels.
- (n.) In merchant vessels, the forward part of the vessel, under the deck, where the sailors live.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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