Definition of "forepeak" [forepeak]

• The section of the hold of a ship that is within the angle made by the bow and is used for trimming or for storage of cargo. (noun)

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• "But the god changed into a dreadful lion there on the ship, in the bows, and roared loudly: amidships also he showed his wonders and created a shaggy bear which stood up ravening, while on the forepeak was the lion glaring fiercely with scowling brows."
• "It was good to be free from the lashings that had galled us so sorely, if we were still captives indeed, and had no mind to pass from the cramped cabin, if one may call the forepeak so much, to the deck where the foemen sat and made merry with the stores they had taken from us."
• "'forepeak' in the luggers where you can comfortably sleep -- that is, if you are able to sleep in such surroundings, and if the anguish of sea-sickness is absent."