| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: fore and aft
1. : lying, running, or acting in the general line of the length of a ship or other construction (as a house or an airplane) : longitudinal
a fore-and-aft shot
— see fore-and-aft sail
2. of a sailing ship : having no square sails — see fore-and-aft rig , schooner , sloop
3. of a hat or capitalized : having peaks in front and back