Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
fo'c'sle is a noun meaning "living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed". It carries one recorded sense.
living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for fo'c'sle come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.