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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
What's wrong with "forecastle"?
It's not four castles.
It's not for the castle.
It's foreward or forecastle.
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Its pronunciation is not what you may expect from the spelling. It's pronunciation sounds like "foxel". (It may be pronounced as spelt as well, but such a pronunciation would probably mark you as a landlubber.) There is a variant spelling "fo'c'sle" that is close to the nautical pronunciation.