- from the bow to the stern; lengthwise: sails rigged fore and aft
- at, in, or toward both the bow and the stern: lifeboats located fore and aft
adjective
The definition of fore and aft is an expression that means backwards and forwards.
If your car gets stuck in a snow bank, you may rock it fore and aft.
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fore and aft
fore-and-aft
Naut. from the bow to the stern; lengthwise or set lengthwise, as sails
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fore and aft
adverb
- a. From the bow of a ship to the stern; lengthwise.b. In, at, or toward both ends of a ship.
- In or at the front and back.
fore-and-aft
adjective
Parallel with the length of a structure, such as a ship or house; running lengthwise.
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Adverb
- (nautical) From the bow of a ship to the stern; lengthwise.
- At both ends of a vessel.
- Everywhere on a vessel.
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Sentence Examples
- Distinctive feature of the genus is the great fore-and-aft length of the penultimate premolar in both jaws.