forebridge
- noun
- Specialized
:
puente de proa
- The captain stood on the forebridge to navigate the ship through the narrow channel.
Examples
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Looking askance at the hold from hell, she told Bell she had to be on the forebridge for docking.
Fiction book (1998) -
And Llenor was a hands-on captain, liking to stand on the forebridge with her family around her, seeing the air ahead and telling Lisa-Marie what to do.
Fiction book (2000) -
"I'll be on the forebridge, at least through the noon watch.
Fiction book (2000) -
The forebridge was in its customary chaos.
Fiction book (1998) -
The forebridge was a Humanist nightmare.
Fiction book (2000) -
During the storm, the crew rushed to the forebridge to maintain control and steer safely.
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She loved the view from the forebridge, where she could see everything happening at sea.
Synonyms
653
6.8
The raised area on a ship where it is steered and controlled
9
3.4
A higher level on a ship or in a stadium where people sit
1
6.1
An upper deck on a ship where the captain stands to steer and look out
How Forward
123
4.9
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
85
5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word forebridge comes from fore- and bridge; fore- means 'front' or 'before', like in forehead, and bridge is a 'structure you cross'. So a forebridge is the bridge at the front of a ship, the raised place where people watch ahead and steer the ship.