fore-and-aft

See also: fore and aft

English

Alternative forms

fore and aft

Adjective

fore-and-aft

(nautical, of the orientation of the sails of a ship) parallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern (as opposed to square-rigged).

Derived terms

fore-and-aft-rigged
fore-and-aft sail

Translations

parallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern

Bulgarian: по целия кораб (po celija korab)
Finnish: viisto-

Russian: продольный (ru) (prodolʹnyj), осево́й (ru) (osevój)

See also

square-rigged

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