Meanings
plural foredecks
- The part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast.
Holonyms: watercraft, vessel, vessel
1 more example
On a recent Saturday during the confusion of this watery city’s annual Gay Pride Parade along the majestic Princes Canal, a beach umbrella was knocked into the water from the foredeck of Jackie Wijnakker’s houseboat, so she dove into the water to fetch it, unsuccessfully.
2007 August 14, John Tagliabue, “A Rising Tide of Gentrification Rocks Dutch Houseboats”, in New York TimesAntonyms: afterdeck
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian предна палуба
- предна палуба (predna paluba)the part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast
Catalan coberta de castell
- coberta de castellthe part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast
Dutch voordek
- voordekthe part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast
Finnish keulakansi, etukansi
- keulakansithe part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast
- etukansithe part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast
French pont avant
- pont avantthe part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast
German Vorderdeck
- Vorderdeckthe part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast
Polish pokład dziobowy
- pokład dziobowythe part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast
Portuguese convés de proa
- convés de proathe part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast
Cite this entry
foredeck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foredeck
“foredeck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foredeck. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foredeck,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foredeck.
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