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fore and aft

fore and aft adverb: from the bow of a ship to the stern; lengthwise.

Adverb

fore and aft (not comparable)

  1. From the bow of a ship to the stern; lengthwise.
  2. At both ends of a vessel.
  3. Everywhere on a vessel.

Forms of fore and aft

alternative formfore-and-aft

Words formed from fore and aft

Questions about fore and aft

What does fore and aft mean?
Fore and aft means from the bow of a ship to the stern; lengthwise.
What part of speech is fore and aft?
Fore and aft is an adverb.

Words near fore and aft in the dictionary

  1. Fordyce's granules
  2. Fordyce's spot
  3. Fordyce's spots
  4. Fordyces
  5. fore
  6. fore and aft
  7. fore and aft rig
  8. fore and aft rigs
  9. fore arm
  10. fore arms
  11. fore choir

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