Foreword section of the main deck generally extended from the stem aft to just abaft the anchor windlass. Pronounced "focsul." In the days of Columbus, ships were fitted with castle-like structures fore and aft. The structures have disappeared, but the term forecastle remains.
Icandelo lomgangatho ophezulu odla ngokusuka kwisiqu okanye kwisibonda sokuqala uye kwi-ankile yokutsala okanye yokunyusa. Ngemihla kaColumbus iinqanawe zazifakelwa izakhiwo ezibunqabarha ngaphambili nangasemva. Ezi zakhiwo sezanyamalala kwashiyeka nje igama elithi 'forecastle'.