Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FORE-CAS-TLE
FORE-CAS-TLE, a.
A short deck in the forepart of a ship above the upper deck, usually terminated in ships of war, with a breast-work; the foremost part forming the top of the beak-head, and the hind part reaching to the after part of the fore chains. Mar. Dict.
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