foredeck
nounEtymology From fore- + deck.
1
The part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast.
- Holonyms: watercraft, vessel, vessel
- On a recent Saturday during the confusion of this watery city’s annual Gay Pride Parade along the majestic Princes Canal, a beach umbrella was knocked into the water from the foredeck of Jackie Wijnakker’s houseboat, so she dove into the water to fetch it, unsuccessfully.2007 August 14, John Tagliabue, “A Rising Tide of Gentrification Rocks Dutch Houseboats”, in New York Times: