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fore and aft

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fore and aft • adv. at the front and rear (often used with reference to a ship or plane): we're moored fore and aft. ∎ backward and forward: a sperm whale cannot see directly fore and aft. • adj. backward and forward: the fore-and-aft motion of the handles. ∎ (of a hat, esp. one worn as part of a uniform) having three corners and a brim at the front and back: we were in full dress, with fore-and-aft hats and swords. ∎ (of a sail or rigging) set lengthwise, not on transverse yards: a fore-and-aft-rigged yacht.

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fore and aft

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

fore and aft
1. (of a hat, especially one worn as part of a uniform) having three corners and a bill at the front and back: we were in full dress, with fore-and-aft hats and swords.

2. (of a sail or rigging) set lengthwise, not on the yards: a fore-and-aft-rigged yacht.

3. at the front and rear (often used with reference to a ship or plane): we're moored fore and aft.

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Grammer's fore/aft isolator.(GIE+EXPO 2008: Aisle by Aisle Guide) Magazine article from: Outdoor Power Equipment; 9/1/2008
	Cycling pals to fore - and aft.(News) Newspaper article from: Birmingham Evening Mail (England); 11/4/2002
	Yacht design from fore to aft Magazine article from: Mechanical Engineering-CIME; 9/1/2000