fo'c'sle

1. 1.

   living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed

   Synonymsforecastle

   Broaderliving quarters

   Part ofship

Questions about fo'c'sle

What does fo'c'sle mean?

fo'c'sle means "living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed".

How many syllables are in fo'c'sle?

fo'c'sle has 2 syllables and divides as fo'c'-sle under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.