aftcastle

English

Etymology

From aft +‎ castle.

Noun

aftcastle (plural aftcastles)

2. Raised part of the upper deck at the stern of a ship.

   Synonyms: aftercastle, sterncastle

   Antonym: forecastle

   Holonyms: watercraft, vessel, vessel

   Comeronyms: afterdeck, poop deck, well deck, foredeck

Translations

raised part of the upper deck

Catalan: castell de popa m Finnish: peräkastelli (fi) French: dunette (fr), gaillard d'arrière (fr) m German: Heckkastell n Japanese: 船尾楼 (せんびろう, senbirō) Polish: kasztel (pl) m Russian: ахтерка́стель (ru) m (axterkástelʹ) Swedish: akterkastell (sv) n

Further reading

• aftcastle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia