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fore and aft
adverb as in lengthwise
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About two dozen or more yachts make use of it, among them being steamers and vessels of every method of fore-and-aft rig.
She is a fore-and-aft schooner of one hundred and ten tons, said to have been built at Baltimore.
He is not like a new hand altogether, having already had two years' experience in a fore-and-aft craft.
Jib-topsail: A triangular sail set on the fore-topmast stay of fore-and-aft vessels.
Jack-yard: A small yard used to extend the foot of a fore-and-aft balloon topsail that extends beyond the end of the gaff.
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On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to fore and aft, such as: along, alongside, endlong, from end to end, from head to foot, and from stern to stern.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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