foreship
foreship noun: the fore part of a ship.
Noun
foreship (plural foreships)
- The fore part of a ship.
- He adds that, if the first light appears on the foreship and ascends upward, it is a sign of good luck; if either light begins at the topmast and descends toward the sea, it is a sign of a tempest.1881, Thomas Firminger Thiselton Dyer, The Will-O'-The-Wisp and its Folk-Lore
- The foreship was now left standing in open air while the aft half was covered by half a grave mound. The grave chamber could be seen as a gaping hole in the side of the half-mound.2016, Anders Winroth, The Age of the Vikings
- Synonyms:
- forecastle
Synonyms of foreship
Forms of foreship
| plural | foreships |
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Origin of foreship
From fore- + ship.
Questions about foreship
- What does foreship mean?
- Foreship means the fore part of a ship.
- What part of speech is foreship?
- Foreship is a noun.
- What is the plural of foreship?
- The plural of foreship is foreships.
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