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fo'c'sle

/ˈfəʊk.səl/

fo'c'sle noun: forecastle.

Noun

fo'c'sle (plural fo'c'sles)

  1. (informal) forecastle.
    • We loafed moodily about the well-deck, between the fo'c'sle and the high midship bridge structure […] "When shall we get something to eat?" I asked Boldini, as he emerged from the fo'c'sle hatch.1924 October, Percival Christopher Wren, “The Gay Romantics”, in Beau Geste, London: John Murray, →OCLC; republished London: John Murray, […], February 1928, →OCLC, part II (The Mystery of the “Blue...
    • In the stewards’ fo’c’sle were all sorts and conditions of men; including a Victorian known as ‘Chook’.1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 147

Forms of fo'c'sle

pluralfo'c'sles
alternative formfo'c's'le
alternative formfo'c'stle

Origin of fo'c'sle

Contraction of forecastle.

Questions about fo'c'sle

What does fo'c'sle mean?
Fo'c'sle means forecastle.
What part of speech is fo'c'sle?
Fo'c'sle is a noun.
How do you pronounce fo'c'sle?
Fo'c'sle is pronounced /ˈfəʊk.səl/.
What is the plural of fo'c'sle?
The plural of fo'c'sle is fo'c'sles.

Words near fo'c'sle in the dictionary

  1. fo'-fo's
  2. fo'c's'le
  3. fo'c's'le lamp
  4. fo'c's'le lamps
  5. fo'c's'les
  6. fo'c'sle
  7. fo'c'sles
  8. fo'c'stle
  9. fo'c'stles
  10. fo'castle
  11. fo'castles

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