“and aft”

The following 6 entries include the term and aft.

fore-and-aft

adjective

: lying, running, or acting in the general line of the length of a construction (such as a ship or a house) : longitudinal

fore and aft

adverb

: lengthwise of a ship : from stem to stern

fore-and-aft rig

noun

: a sailing-ship rig in which most or all of the sails are not attached to yards but are bent to gaffs or set on the masts or on stays in a fore-and-aft line

fore-and-aft bridge

noun

: a gangway that sometimes connects a ship's forward bridge and after bridge

fore-and-aft rigged

adjective

: equipped with a fore-and-aft rig

fore-and-aft sail

noun

: a sail not supported by a yard and usually carried on a gaff or stay


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