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aftcastlenoun
Raised part of the upper deck at the stern of a ship.
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aftcastle
An aftercastle (or sometimes aftcastle) is the stern structure behind the mizzenmast and above the transom on large sailing ships, such as carracks, caravels, galleons and galleasses. It usually houses the captain's cabin and perhaps additional cabins and is crowned by the poop deck, which on men-of-war provided a heightened platform from which to fire upon other ships; it was also a place of defence in the event of boarding. More common, but much smaller, is the forecastle. As sailing ships evolved, the aftercastle gave way to the quarterdeck, whose span ran all the way to the main mast.
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aftcastle
Many. if not all fifteenth century sea going European vessels had a raised aft deck mimicking a castle from which cannons where mounted, These war vessels where used like a floating castle. They also had similar structures on the bow referred to as forecastle's.
Etymology: Old English
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of aftcastle in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of aftcastle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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