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WHAT DOES FORE AND AFT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Fore-and-aft rig

A fore-and-aft rig is a sailing rig consisting mainly of sails that are set along the line of the keel rather than perpendicular to it. Such sails are described as fore-and-aft rigged. Fore-and-aft rigged sails include staysails, bermuda rigged sails, gaff rigged sails, gaff sails, gunter rig, lateen sails, lugsails, the spanker sail on a square rig and crab claw sails. Fore-and-aft rigs include: ▪ Rigs with one mast: the proa, the catboat, the sloop, the cutter ▪ Rigs with two masts: the ketch, the yawl ▪ Rigs with two or more masts: the schooner Barques and barquentines are partially square rigged and partially fore-and-aft rigged.

Definition of fore and aft in the English dictionary

The definition of fore and aft in the dictionary is located at or directed towards both ends of a vessel.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORE AND AFT

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fore and aft rig
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fore-topgallant
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WORDS THAT END LIKE FORE AND AFT

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Taft
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Synonyms and antonyms of fore and aft in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fore and aft» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORE AND AFT

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Translator English - Chinese

前后
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

proa y popa
570 millions of speakers

English

fore and aft
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आगे और पीछे
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الصدارة والخلف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

носу и на корме
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

frente e para trás
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দৈর্ঘ্য বরাবর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avant et arrière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hadapan dan belakang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

längsschiffs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

船首から船尾まで
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전후
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fore lan aft
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

phía trước và phía sau
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்னும் பின்னும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुढचा आणि मागचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ön ve arka
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avanti e indietro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na dziobie i rufie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

носі і на кормі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prova și pupa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμπρός και πίσω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voor en agter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

långskepps
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forut og akterut
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fore and aft

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORE AND AFT» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORE AND AFT»

Discover the use of fore and aft in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fore and aft and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rigging: Period Fore-and-aft Craft
This book shows each and every detail of the rigging of typical period fore-and-aft vessels.
Lennarth Petersson, 2007
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Fore and Aft: The story of the fore and aft rig
bowsprit, with staysail and jib, and there were also given to her a fore-and-aft mizzen and a fore-and-aft mainsail. The lower course, the square-topsail, and topgallant were retained, nevertheless, on the mainmast, and thus there was an ...
Edward K. Chatterton, 2014
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Fore and Aft Craft and Their Story; an Account of the Fore ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
E. Keble (Edward Keble) Chatterton, 2012
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Ultimate Skiing
You'll likely need to adjust both up and down and fore and aft to find just the right stance. Every pair of boots requires a slightly different amount of bend at the ankles, knees, and waist, and every pair of skis has its own neutral point fore and aft.
Ron LeMaster
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The Man who Would be King, and Other Stories
The Fore and Aft would debouch from the central gorge, the Gurkhas from the left, and the Highlanders from the right, for the reason that the left flank of the enemy seemed as though it required the most hammering. It was not every day that an ...
Rudyard Kipling, 1994
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Sessional Papers
Master, fore and aft, coasting, and Mate, foreign. Master, steamer, inland. Master, fore and aft, sailing, inland. Master, steam tug, inland Mate, steamer, minor inland , Rideau Canal and River. Master, fore and aft, sailing and steamer Mate, miner ...
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Design of Ship Hull Structures: A Practical Guide for Engineers
With a higher superstructure the natural frequency of the fore and aft vibrationreduces sothat there is the possibilityof resonance from the exciting forces of the propeller or the diesel engine. Among the vibrations of a superstructure, the most ...
Yasuhisa Okumoto, Yu Takeda, Masaki Mano, 2009
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The seaman's friend
Bark. — A bark is square-rigged at her fore and main masts, and differs from a ship in having no top, and carrying only fore-and-aft sails at her mizzenmast. Brig. — A full-rigged brig is square-rigged at both her masts. Hermaphrodite Brio.
Richard Henry Dana, 1841
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The Encyclopedia Of the War Of 1812: A Political, Social, ...
Fore-and-aft rigged vessels were generally smaller, with smaller crews, and were often more agile to work against the wind. Many ship types had a combination of the broad categories of sails. The larger full-rigged ships carried a multitude of ...
Spencer C. Tucker, 2012
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The Rotarian
winds. The fifteenth century saw the development of the three-masted ship that would conquer the oceans and open up the world. It carried square sails on the fore and main masts, and a triangular lateen (a fore-and-aft descendant of the ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORE AND AFT»

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High Tech “Young Guns”, FB35 hits the water - BYM Product and …
“Headsail sheeting is done on a set of fore and aft tracks with in- hauler adjustment. The slightly asymmetrical companionway was born out of ... «BYM News, Jul 15»
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Review: Mayor's Monthly Musical Matinee | Stuff.co.nz
Easy parking, good coffee fore and aft, confortable seating, and excellent accoustics are an excellent foundation for the success of the series. «Waikato Times, Jul 15»
3
We had a lot of pride in the various Clyde crossings | Herald Scotland
... "Drivers of horse-drawn and other vehicles shall, upon the vehicle coming to rest, chock the wheels both fore and aft with the chocks provided ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
4
New Scott Drake Concours Reproduction Underride Traction Bars
20. The bars are secured and tightened at the forward framerail brackets. These washers are shims designed to center each bar fore and aft. «Mustang 360, Jul 15»
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Audi TT Roadster 2015 Review - motoring.com.au
Passenger space is ample with a decent amount of fore and aft seat movement. Audi's TT Roadster has grown up. A lot… It's no longer a trinket, ... «Motoring, Jul 15»
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Nature notes: Summer butterflies
When perched they pose with fore and aft wings held at different angles rather like old fashioned biplanes. Aptly named, they literally skip at ... «Richmond and Twickenham Times, Jul 15»
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Best BMW Engines of All-Time: An Alternate Take
... over time (significantly by building their own bikes and mounting the cylinders side to side rather than fore and aft – greatly aiding cooling). «BMWBLOG, Jul 15»
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VW's Golf SportWagen TDI a Smarter Crossover
The floor panel easily folds to segment fore and aft sections, or dogs that each want all the floor space. There is one primary change between ... «Ventura County Star, Jul 15»
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RAVEN – Focus 2016 Part 1 with video
The carbon here is designed to flex fore and aft – and coupled to a very narrow interface between the seat tube and the bottom bracket as well ... «Singletrack, Jul 15»
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Volkswagen Transporter and Multivan T6 2015 Review - motoring …
Both second and third-row seats (the former comprising two outboard seats and the folding/rotating table in between) can slide fore and aft also ... «Motoring, Jul 15»

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