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FOREDECK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does foredeck mean?
• FOREDECK (noun)
The noun FOREDECK has 1 sense:
1. the deck between the bridge and the forecastle
Familiarity information: FOREDECK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The deck between the bridge and the forecastle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("foredeck" is a kind of...):
deck (any of various platforms built into a vessel)
Holonyms ("foredeck" is a part of...):
shelter deck; weather deck (upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below)
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