forecastle head

forecastle head Examples noun Nautical.

the extreme fore part of a forecastle superstructure.
the extreme fore part of the main weather deck of a vessel that has no forecastle superstructure.

Examples from the Web for forecastle head Historical Examples of forecastle head

The second mate was on the forecastle-head, beside the bow-chaser.

Theodore Goodridge Roberts

On the forecastle-head the ship’s dog was barking as if mad.

Karl Spindler

A private conversation that you could hear on the forecastle-head!

Ernest W. Hornung

By some freak of the waters I had been swept clear under the forecastle-head and into the eyes.

Jack London

The unrest on the forecastle-head was too obvious to be overlooked.

Cutcliffe Hyne