Noun
A short upper deck forward, formerly raised like a castle, to command an enemy's decks.
That part of the upper deck of a vessel forward of the foremast, or of the after part of the fore channels.
In merchant vessels, the forward part of the vessel, under the deck, where the sailors live.
Source: Webster's dictionaryCommon armament was one gundeck with 24–30 long guns, from 8- to 24-pounders (3.6 to 11 kg), with up to a dozen light guns or carronades on the quarterdeck and forecastle above. Source: Internet
Around that same time, either one or both of the ships was equipped with a fixed aircraft catapult on the port side of the forecastle. Source: Internet
From around 1778, a larger "heavy" frigate was developed with a main battery of twenty-six or twenty-eight 18-pounder guns (again with the remaining ten smaller guns carried on the quarter deck and forecastle). Source: Internet
There will be several tap takeovers leading up to Forecastle, where you can get a taste of the Chantey Session. Source: Internet
Parts of the plane and the pilot were scattered over the flight deck and the forecastle. Source: Internet
The bow was either raised in a forecastle or covered under a turtleback; underneath this were the crew spaces, extending 1/4 to 1/3 the way along the hull. Source: Internet