fore-bridge

English

Noun

fore-bridge (plural fore-bridges)

1. Alternative form of forebridge
   • 2003, Richard Hough, Admirals in Collision, →ISBN, page 81:

     'Go astern, go astern with both engines. Why didn't you ?' he called across to Markham, standing among his bunched officers on the Camperdou'n's fore-bridge less than fifty yards away.

   • 2011, Richard Woodman, The Real Cruel Sea:

     As an added precaution the Vizeadmiral ordered his ships to hoist the British white ensign as the two grey monsters ploughed northwest, their elegantly sheered bows driving through the heavy seas, throwing the spray high over their towering fore-bridges.

   • 2017, Chris Sams, German Raiders of the First World War:

     Most of the crew had gathered on the fore deck of the cruiser to hear the ship's band, along with their captain up in the fore-bridge, when a massive explosion ripped through the vessel tearing it in half.