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fore-and-aft

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

parallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern (as opposed to square-rigged).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

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adjective satellite

Meaning 2

parallel with the keel of a boat or ship

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: по целия кораб (po celija korab) — parallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern
  • Danish: langskibs — parallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern
  • Danish: fra for til agter — parallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern
  • Finnish: viisto- — parallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern
  • Norwegian Bokmål: langskips — parallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: langskips — parallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern
  • Polish: wzdłużny — parallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern
  • Russian: продольный (prodolʹnyj) — parallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern
  • Russian: осево́й (osevój) — parallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern