"fore and aft" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: fore-and-aft [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} fore and aft (not comparable)
  1. (nautical) From the bow of a ship to the stern; lengthwise. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: fore and aft rig Translations (lengthwise): langskibs (Danish), fra for til agter (Danish), אָרְכִּי (orki) [masculine] (Hebrew), langskips (Norwegian Bokmål), langskips (Norwegian Nynorsk), wzdłuż symetrii statku (Polish), långskepps (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fore_and_aft-en-adv-TUMQBpO2 Categories (other): Nautical, English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English merisms, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 39 45 16 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 23 11 Disambiguation of English merisms: 61 26 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 61 29 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 19 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 14 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 86 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 69 24 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 73 18 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 70 20 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 91 6 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 68 24 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 76 17 7 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'lengthwise': 96 1 3
  2. At both ends of a vessel. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-fore_and_aft-en-adv-DgqLt5s3 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 39 45 16
  3. Everywhere on a vessel. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-fore_and_aft-en-adv-Ul56qdsU Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 39 45 16
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        "(nautical) From the bow of a ship to the stern; lengthwise."
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          "roman": "orki",
          "sense": "lengthwise",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "אָרְכִּי"
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        "At both ends of a vessel."
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "lengthwise",
      "word": "langskibs"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "lengthwise",
      "word": "fra for til agter"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "roman": "orki",
      "sense": "lengthwise",
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        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "lengthwise",
      "word": "langskips"
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      "lang_code": "nn",
      "sense": "lengthwise",
      "word": "langskips"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "lengthwise",
      "word": "wzdłuż symetrii statku"
    },
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      "sense": "lengthwise",
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}

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