fore-and-aft
[ fawr-uh nd-aft, -ahft, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔr əndˈæft, -ˈɑft, ˈfoʊr- /
adjective
located along or parallel to a line from the stem to the stern.
adverb
Origin of fore-and-aft
First recorded in 1610–20
Words nearby fore-and-aft
fore and aft,
fore clipping,
fore edge,
fore plane,
fore-,
fore-and-aft,
fore-and-aft rig,
fore-and-aft sail,
fore-and-aft topsail,
fore-and-after,
fore-check
Definition for fore and aft (2 of 2)
Origin of fore
1British Dictionary definitions for fore and aft (1 of 2)
Word Origin for fore
Old English; related to Old Saxon, Old High German
fora, Gothic
faura, Greek
para, Sanskrit
pura
British Dictionary definitions for fore and aft (2 of 2)
fore
2
/ (fɔː) /
interjection
(in golf) a warning shout made by a player about to make a shot
Word Origin for fore
C19: probably short for
before
Idioms and Phrases with fore and aft (1 of 2)
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]
Idioms and Phrases with fore and aft (2 of 2)
fore