fore-and-aft

[ fawr-uhnd-aft, -ahft, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔr əndˈæft, -ˈɑft, ˈfoʊr- /

Nautical

adjective

located along or parallel to a line from the stem to the stern.

adverb

fore¹ (def. 10).

Origin of fore-and-aft

First recorded in 1610–20

Words nearby fore-and-aft

fordless, fordo, fordone, Fordyce's spots, fore, fore-and-aft, fore-and-after, fore-and-aft rig, fore-and-aft sail, forearm, forearm smash

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Example sentences from the Web for fore-and-aft

The bark is a vessel with square-rigged foremast and mainmast and a fore-and-aft rigged mizzen-mast (Fig. 160).
Boat-Building and Boating|Daniel Carter Beard
Stays—Ropes used to support or control a spar in a fore-and-aft direction.
On Yacht Sailing|Thomas Fleming Day
The fore-and-aft rig in its simplicity and the beauty of its aspect under every angle of vision is, I believe, unapproachable.
The Mirror of the Sea|Joseph Conrad
The act of shifting over the boom of a fore-and-aft sail from one side of the vessel to the other.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

Reeling and staggering to the fore-rigging, I clutched at and hung on to a belaying-pin, and looked about me fore-and-aft.
The Log of a Privateersman|Harry Collingwood

Idioms and Phrases with fore-and-aft

fore and aft

Both front and back, everywhere, as in The children clung to the teacher fore and aft. This expression is nautical terminology for the bow, or front, and the stern, or back, of a vessel. Today it is also used more broadly. [First half of 1600s]

单词	fore-and-aft
释义	fore-and-aft [ fawr-uhnd-aft, -ahft, fohr- ] / ˈfɔr əndˈæft, -ˈɑft, ˈfoʊr- / Nautical adjective located along or parallel to a line from the stem to the stern. adverb fore¹ (def. 10). Origin of fore-and-aft First recorded in 1610–20 Words nearby fore-and-aft fordless, fordo, fordone, Fordyce's spots, fore, fore-and-aft, fore-and-after, fore-and-aft rig, fore-and-aft sail, forearm, forearm smash Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fore-and-aft The bark is a vessel with square-rigged foremast and mainmast and a fore-and-aft rigged mizzen-mast (Fig. 160). Boat-Building and Boating\|Daniel Carter Beard Stays—Ropes used to support or control a spar in a fore-and-aft direction. On Yacht Sailing\|Thomas Fleming Day The fore-and-aft rig in its simplicity and the beauty of its aspect under every angle of vision is, I believe, unapproachable. The Mirror of the Sea\|Joseph Conrad The act of shifting over the boom of a fore-and-aft sail from one side of the vessel to the other. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth Reeling and staggering to the fore-rigging, I clutched at and hung on to a belaying-pin, and looked about me fore-and-aft. The Log of a Privateersman\|Harry Collingwood Idioms and Phrases with fore-and-aft fore and aft Both front and back, everywhere, as in The children clung to the teacher fore and aft. This expression is nautical terminology for the bow, or front, and the stern, or back, of a vessel. Today it is also used more broadly. [First half of 1600s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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