forebridge
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A raised platform or pilothouse at the front of the bridge.
Example Sentences
- "The Carmania was struck by a shell which passed through the cabin under the forebridge and started a fire, in consequence of which the forebridge had to be abandoned, no water being available to extinguish the flames owing to the fire main having been shot through."
- "The forebridge itself was a polyhedral room with so many 'walls' that it was almost spherical, with a diameter of about a hundred meters."
- "The masts, each with two large military tops, gave a rather impressive profile, while the modified arrrangement of forebridge and conning tower introduced in the first six ships gave them a unique appearance."