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How do you use Forecastle in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like quarters, plus the exact meaning.

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Forecastle in a sentence

Forecastle meaning

A raised part of the upper deck at the front of a ship; the structure of this part of the ship; the crew's quarters located within it.

Synonyms of Forecastle

fo'c'sle living quarters quarters

Related words

Other words often associated with Forecastle or its synonyms:

lodging housing

Using Forecastle

  • The main meaning on this page is: A raised part of the upper deck at the front of a ship; the structure of this part of the ship; the crew's quarters located within it.
  • Useful related words include: fo'c'sle, living quarters, quarters.
  • In the example corpus, forecastle often appears in combinations such as: the forecastle.

Context around Forecastle

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

midnight 1×

Often after:

forward 1×

Sentence patterns with Forecastle

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the forecastle 1× deck and forecastle 1× in a forecastle or covered 1× in midnight forecastle ch 40 1× in the forecastle forward of 1× of the forecastle 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

around that same 1× from around 1778 1× ishmael and queequeg 1× parts of the 1× the bow was 1× the explosion blew 1×

Common sentence endings:

along the hull 1× and the forecastle 1× deck and forecastle 1× forecastle ch 40 1× of a turret 1× of the forecastle 1×

Words around Forecastle

Just before it in the word index:

forecasting 392 forecasters 390 forecaster 128 forecasted 189 forecastcbs 2 forecast 4.208

Just after it in the word index:

forecasts 931 forecheck 20 forechecker 3 forecheckers 2 forechecking 9 foreclose 27

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Forecastle

  • In this selection, "forecastle" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, midnight and forward stand out and add context to how "forecastle" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the forecastle and deck and forecastle. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "forecastle" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with forecastle

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Parts of the plane and the pilot were scattered over the flight deck and the forecastle. (16 words)

The explosion blew a hole completely through the ship, making a convert hole in the forecastle forward of 'A' turret. (20 words)

Around that same time, either one or both of the ships was equipped with a fixed aircraft catapult on the port side of the forecastle. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

From around 1778, a larger "heavy" frigate was developed with a main battery of twenty-six or twenty-eight 18-pounder guns (again with the remaining ten smaller guns carried on the quarter deck and forecastle). (36 words)

The bow was either raised in a forecastle or covered under a turtleback; underneath this were the crew spaces, extending 1/4 to 1/3 the way along the hull. (30 words)

Ishmael and Queequeg's sensual friendship initiates a kind of racial harmony that is shattered when the crew's dancing erupts into racial conflict in "Midnight, Forecastle" (Ch. 40). (29 words)

Example sentences (6)

Around that same time, either one or both of the ships was equipped with a fixed aircraft catapult on the port side of the forecastle.

From around 1778, a larger "heavy" frigate was developed with a main battery of twenty-six or twenty-eight 18-pounder guns (again with the remaining ten smaller guns carried on the quarter deck and forecastle).

Ishmael and Queequeg's sensual friendship initiates a kind of racial harmony that is shattered when the crew's dancing erupts into racial conflict in "Midnight, Forecastle" (Ch. 40).

Parts of the plane and the pilot were scattered over the flight deck and the forecastle.

The bow was either raised in a forecastle or covered under a turtleback; underneath this were the crew spaces, extending 1/4 to 1/3 the way along the hull.

The explosion blew a hole completely through the ship, making a convert hole in the forecastle forward of 'A' turret.

Common combinations with forecastle

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "forecastle" in a sentence?
An example: "Around that same time, either one or both of the ships was equipped with a fixed aircraft catapult on the port side of the forecastle." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "forecastle" from authentic English texts.
What does "forecastle" mean?
Forecastle means: A raised part of the upper deck at the front of a ship; the structure of this part of the ship; the crew's quarters located within it.
What are synonyms of "forecastle"?
Common synonyms of "forecastle" include: fo'c'sle, living quarters, quarters.
How many example sentences with "forecastle" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "forecastle", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.