foredeck

English

Etymology

From fore- +‎ deck.

Noun

foredeck (plural foredecks)

2. The part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast.

   Antonym: afterdeck

   Hypernym: deck

   Holonyms: watercraft, vessel, vessel

   Comeronyms: forecastle, aftcastle, aftercastle

   • 2007 August 14, John Tagliabue, “A Rising Tide of Gentrification Rocks Dutch Houseboats”, in New York Times‎:

     On a recent Saturday during the confusion of this watery city’s annual Gay Pride Parade along the majestic Princes Canal, a beach umbrella was knocked into the water from the foredeck of Jackie Wijnakker’s houseboat, so she dove into the water to fetch it, unsuccessfully.

Translations

the part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast

Bulgarian: предна палуба f (predna paluba) Catalan: coberta de castell f Dutch: voordek (nl) n Finnish: keulakansi, etukansi (fi) French: pont avant m German: Vorderdeck (de) n Polish: pokład dziobowy m Portuguese: convés de proa m