foredeck

From fore- + deck.

foredeck (plural foredecks)

2. The part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast.

   Antonym: afterdeck

   Hypernym: deck

   Holonyms: watercraft, vessel, vessel

   Comeronyms: forecastle, aftcastle, aftercastle

   • 2007 August 14, John Tagliabue, “A Rising Tide of Gentrification Rocks Dutch Houseboats”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.