Meanings
nounaftcastle (plural aftcastles)
plural aftcastles
- Raised part of the upper deck at the stern of a ship.
Holonyms: watercraft, vessel, vessel
Synonyms: aftercastle, sterncastle · Antonyms: forecastle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounRaised part of the upper deck at the stern of a ship.
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Translations
Catalan castell de popa
- castell de poparaised part of the upper deck
Finnish peräkastelli
- peräkastelliraised part of the upper deck
French dunette, gaillard d'arrière
- dunetteraised part of the upper deck
- gaillard d'arrièreraised part of the upper deck
German Heckkastell
- Heckkastellraised part of the upper deck
Japanese 船尾楼
- 船尾楼 (senbirō)raised part of the upper deck
Polish kasztel
- kasztelraised part of the upper deck
Russian ахтерка́стель
- ахтерка́стель (axterkástelʹ)raised part of the upper deck
Swedish akterkastell
- akterkastellraised part of the upper deck
Cite this entry
APA
aftcastle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftcastle
MLA
“aftcastle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftcastle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aftcastle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftcastle.
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