Aftcastle vs. Forecastle

Aftcastlenoun

(nautical) Raised part of the upper deck at the stern of a ship.

Forecastlenoun

(nautical) A raised part of the upper deck at the front of a ship.

Forecastlenoun

(nautical) Crew's quarters located at the forward part of a ship.

Forecastlenoun

A short upper deck forward, formerly raised like a castle, to command an enemy's decks.

Forecastlenoun

living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed

Forecastlenoun

the forward part of a ship below the deck, traditionally used as the crew's living quarters.

Forecastlenoun

a raised deck at the front of a ship.

Forecastle

The forecastle ( (listen) FOHK-səl; contracted as fo'c'sle or fo'c's'le) is the upper deck of a sailing ship forward of the foremast, or, historically, the forward part of a ship with the sailors' living quarters. Related to the latter meaning is the phrase which denotes anything related to ordinary sailors, as opposed to a ship's officers.