fore-and-after

[ fawr-uhnd-af-ter, ahf-, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔr əndˈæf tər, ˈɑf-, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

Nautical.

a sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig.
a beam running fore and aft across a hatchway to support hatch covers laid athwart the hatchway.
a vessel having a sharp stern; a double ender.

deerstalker (def. 2).

Origin of fore-and-after

First recorded in 1815–25; fore-and-aft + -er¹

Words nearby fore-and-after

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

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Example sentences from the Web for fore-and-after

But alter as you please, the fore-and-after is still a bad runner when winds blow strong and seas run high.
On Yachts and Yacht Handling|Thomas Fleming Day
A fore-and-after is a vessel without square sails like a sloop or schooner.
On Yacht Sailing|Thomas Fleming Day
Hence a schooner is often called a "fore-and-after;" and a ship, a "square-rigger."
Practical Boat-Sailing|Douglas Frazar
Indeed, I believe that only the first mate and the doctor had ever before handled a fore-and-after.
The Cruise of the 'Alerte'|E. F. Knight

These were well named, as the two ends of the wagon inclined upward, like the bow and stern of a fore-and-after.
Tenting on the Plains|Elizabeth B. Custer

British Dictionary definitions for fore-and-after

fore-and-after

noun nautical

any vessel with a fore-and-aft rig

a double-ended vessel

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单词	fore-and-after
释义	fore-and-after [ fawr-uhnd-af-ter, ahf-, fohr- ] / ˈfɔr əndˈæf tər, ˈɑf-, ˈfoʊr- / noun Nautical. a sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig. a beam running fore and aft across a hatchway to support hatch covers laid athwart the hatchway. a vessel having a sharp stern; a double ender. deerstalker (def. 2). Origin of fore-and-after First recorded in 1815–25; fore-and-aft + -er¹ Words nearby fore-and-after fordo, fordone, Fordyce's spots, fore, fore-and-aft, fore-and-after, fore-and-aft rig, fore-and-aft sail, forearm, forearm smash, forebear Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fore-and-after But alter as you please, the fore-and-after is still a bad runner when winds blow strong and seas run high. On Yachts and Yacht Handling\|Thomas Fleming Day A fore-and-after is a vessel without square sails like a sloop or schooner. On Yacht Sailing\|Thomas Fleming Day Hence a schooner is often called a "fore-and-after;" and a ship, a "square-rigger." Practical Boat-Sailing\|Douglas Frazar Indeed, I believe that only the first mate and the doctor had ever before handled a fore-and-after. The Cruise of the 'Alerte'\|E. F. Knight These were well named, as the two ends of the wagon inclined upward, like the bow and stern of a fore-and-after. Tenting on the Plains\|Elizabeth B. Custer British Dictionary definitions for fore-and-after fore-and-after noun nautical any vessel with a fore-and-aft rig a double-ended vessel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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