FORE-AND-AFT


Meaning of FORE-AND-AFT in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ 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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.