fore-and-aft

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fore-and-aft

adjective fore and aft

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).

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

Русский	продольный prodolʹnyj, осево́й osevój

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@misc{fore_and_aft_2026,
  title = {fore-and-aft},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fore-and-aft},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}