adverb Date: circa 1618 lengthwise of a ship ; from stem to stern, in, at, or toward both the bow and stern, in or at the front and back or the beginning and end
FORE AND AFT
Meaning of FORE AND AFT in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012