FORE-AND-AFT


Meaning of FORE-AND-AFT in English

Pronunciation: ˌ fo ̇ r- ə - ' naft

Function: adjective

Date: 1820

1 : lying, running, or acting in the general line of the length of a construction (as a ship or a house) : LONGITUDINAL

2 : having no square sails

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