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forecastleman

forecastleman noun: a crew member whose station is the forecastle, or whose quarters are below it.

Noun

forecastleman (plural forecastlemen)

  1. A crew member whose station is the forecastle, or whose quarters are below it.
    • […] of all the sections of a ship's company, the forecastlemen, veterans for the most part and bigoted in their sea-prejudices, are the most jealous in resenting territorial encroachments […]1924, Herman Melville, chapter 12, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.
    • Then in anger the forecastleman addressed the king: "Give heed to your rank, lord, so that you do not turn tail in defending the poopdeck more than I do in defending the prow."2003, Oddr Snorrason, translated by Theodore M. Andersson, The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, page 122

Forms of forecastleman

pluralforecastlemen

Origin of forecastleman

From forecastle + -man.

Questions about forecastleman

What does forecastleman mean?
Forecastleman means a crew member whose station is the forecastle, or whose quarters are below it.
What part of speech is forecastleman?
Forecastleman is a noun.
What is the plural of forecastleman?
The plural of forecastleman is forecastlemen.

Words near forecastleman in the dictionary

  1. forecastings
  2. forecastle
  3. forecastle lamp
  4. forecastle lamps
  5. forecastled
  6. forecastleman
  7. forecastlemen
  8. forecastles
  9. forecasts
  10. forecatch
  11. forecatches

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