forebridge

English

Alternative forms

• fore-bridge

Etymology

From fore- +‎ bridge.

Noun

forebridge (plural forebridges)

1. (nautical) A raised platform or pilothouse at the front of the bridge.
   • 1916, The Nineteenth Century and After, volume 79, page 452:

     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.

   • 2003, Viktoria Wealth, Aadorn Universe of Challenges, page 152:

     The forebridge itself was a polyhedral room with so many 'walls' that it was almost spherical, with a diameter of about a hundred meters.

   • 2013, R A Burt, British Battleships 1889-1904, →ISBN:

     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.