forebridge

plural forebridges · alternative fore-bridge

1. nauticalA raised platform or pilothouse at the front of the bridge.

   The forebridge itself was a polyhedral room with so many 'walls' that it was almost spherical, with a diameter of about a hundred meters.

   2003, Viktoria Wealth, Aadorn Universe of Challenges, page 152

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   The Carmania was struck by a shell which passed through the cabin under the forebridge and started a fire, in consequence of which the forebridge had to be abandoned, no water being available to extinguish the flames owing to the fire main having been shot through.

   1916, The Nineteenth Century and After, volume 79, page 452

   The masts, each with two large military tops, gave a rather impressive profile, while the modified arrrangement of forebridge and conning tower introduced in the first six ships gave them a unique appearance.

   2013, R A Burt, British Battleships 1889-1904, →ISBN