aftcastle

English

Etymology

From aft +‎ castle.

Noun

aftcastle (plural aftcastles)

2. Raised part of the upper deck at the stern of a ship.

   Synonyms: aftercastle, sterncastle

   Antonym: forecastle

   Holonyms: watercraft, vessel, vessel

   Comeronyms: afterdeck, poop deck, well deck, foredeck

Translations

raised part of the upper deck

• Catalan: castell de popa m
• Finnish: peräkastelli (fi)
• French: dunette (fr), gaillard d'arrière (fr) m
• German: Heckkastell n
• Japanese: 船尾楼 (せんびろう, senbirō)
• Polish: kasztel (pl) m
• Russian: ахтерка́стель (ru) m (axterkástelʹ)
• Swedish: akterkastell (sv) n

Further reading

• aftcastle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia