"fore and aft" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} fore and aft (not comparable)
  1. (nautical) From the bow of a ship to the stern; lengthwise. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: fore-and-aft 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)
    Sense id: en-fore_and_aft-en-adv-TUMQBpO2 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English merisms, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 72 23 5 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 10 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 84 10 6 Disambiguation of English merisms: 83 13 4 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 75 15 10 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
  3. Everywhere on a vessel. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-fore_and_aft-en-adv-Ul56qdsU

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