Definition
A board or plank positioned at the forward part of a ship; the forward section of a ship's structure or deck.
Etymology
From 'fore-' (forward part of a ship) + 'board' (a flat piece of wood). Simple compound where both elements are nautical in reference, with 'board' meaning the structural wooden elements.
Kelly Says
The foreboard was where sailors spent the most time—exposed to wind and spray, it's where the junior crew slept and worked, which is why 'before the mast' became a metaphor for rough living conditions.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
前部の Tafel
se-n-bu-ta ta-fel
ARالعربية
لوح أمامي
luh a-ma-yi
BNবাংলা
পূর্বে বোর্ড
poor-be bo-rd
CACatalà
tauler frontal
ta-u-ler fron-tal
CSČeština
přední deska
pre-d-ni de-ska
DADansk
forreste bræd
for-res-te braed
DEDeutsch
Vorderbretter
vor-der-bre-ter
ELΕλληνικά
πρόσθια σανίδα
pro-sth-ia sa-ni-da
ESEspañol
tablero frontal
ta-ble-ro fron-tal
FAفارسی
صفحه جلو
sa-feh je-lo
FISuomi
etumma levys
et-tu-ma le-vys
FRFrançais
planche avant
planch ah-van
GUGU
પહેલા બોર્ડ
peh-la bo-rd
HAHA
tabarma a gaban
ta-bar-ma a ga-ban
HEעברית
לוח קדמי
lo-ach ka-dmi
HIहिन्दी
आगे का बोर्ड
a-age ka bo-rd
HUMagyar
elöl a deszka
el-ol a des-zka
IDBahasa Indonesia
papan depan
pa-pan de-pan
ITItaliano
tavola frontale
ta-vo-la fron-ta-le
KKKK
алдыңғы тақта
al-dyng-hy taq-ta
KMKM
ប្រាប់ ប្រាប់
bra-ap bra-ap
MRMR
पूर्वी बोर्ड
poor-vee bo-rd
MSBahasa Melayu
papan depan
pa-pan de-pan
MYမြန်မာ
အကုန် ကြွင်း
a-kon kyi-ngwin
NLNederlands
voorpaneel
voor-pa-ne-el
NONorsk
forreste bord
for-res-te bord
PAPA
ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਬੋਰਡ
peh-laan bo-rd
PLPolski
płyta przednia
p-ly-ta pre-d-nia
PTPortuguês
painél frontal
pah-nel fron-tal
RORomână
bord frontal
bord fron-tal
RUРусский
передняя доска
pered-nyaya dos-ka
SVSvenska
framre bräde
fram-re bray-de
SWKiswahili
bodi mbele
bo-di m-be-le
TAதமிழ்
முன் பலகை
munn pal-kai
TEతెలుగు
ముందు బోర్డు
mun-du bo-rdu
TLTL
harapang na dingding
ha-ra-pang na di-ng-ding
TRTürkçe
ön tahta
on tah-ta
UKУкраїнська
передня дошка
pered-nya dos-ka
URاردو
آگے کا بورڈ
a-ge ka bo-rd
VITiếng Việt
bảng trước
bang truoc
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀ àwọn
oh-po aw-on
ZUZU
ukuthi kabi
oo-ku-thi ka-bi