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forecastlemen

forecastlemen is the plural of forecastleman.

Meaning of forecastleman

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.

Questions about forecastlemen

What is forecastlemen the plural of?
Forecastlemen is the plural of forecastleman.

Words near forecastlemen in the dictionary

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

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