1
: lying, running, or acting in the general line of the length of a construction (such as a ship or a house) : longitudinal
2
: having no square sails
1
: lengthwise of a ship : from stem to stern
2
: in, at, or toward both the bow and stern
3
: in or at the front and back or the beginning and end
Examples of fore-and-aft in a Sentence
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Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 22 Aug. 2023
This setup provides commendable ride isolation over sharp impacts but results in more fore-and-aft hobby horsing over dips in the road, more body roll, and peculiar behavior in transient maneuvers.
—Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 15 July 2023
These mild buckets offer only fore-and-aft and backrest adjustments, but their gentle contour and velour upholstery are just fine.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 11 Apr. 2023
Robert Baker, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2019
Jim Dines, her owner, who had been roving fore and aft all day, finally had a moment to talk.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
The second row can be slid fore and aft, and the seat backs can be adjusted up to 16 degrees or fold forward for easier third-row access.
—Daniel Golson, The Verge, 2 June 2023
An anthropologist of filth, Berry was fascinated by bodily waste, fore and aft.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 4 May 2023
That impression continues inside, with an empty space where the rear seat used to be and standard carbon-fiber front buckets that scoot fore and aft but require an allen wrench for any angular or height adjustments.
—Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 28 Feb. 2023
The Most Likely Scenario The best explanation for the loss of Cyclops is that the ship’s heavier than usual cargo was stored fore and aft, stressing the ship’s hull in the center, and that rough waters could have split her in two.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 Feb. 2023
After one or more repetitions, switch the fore and aft positions of your hands to work each side evenly.
—Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2019
Other social areas peak out both fore and aft, including al-fresco dining spots, gatherings for parties and private nooks.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2022
Adjective
Those Magic Slide seats in the second-row are far more comfortable than the Pacifica's Stow-and-Go second-row seats, and the Honda's chairs can move both side-to-side and fore-and-aft, allowing for multiple configurations that keep the peace when sibling rivalries escalate.
—Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 22 Aug. 2023
This setup provides commendable ride isolation over sharp impacts but results in more fore-and-aft hobby horsing over dips in the road, more body roll, and peculiar behavior in transient maneuvers.
—Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 15 July 2023
These mild buckets offer only fore-and-aft and backrest adjustments, but their gentle contour and velour upholstery are just fine.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 11 Apr. 2023
Adverb
Flippers fore and aft, shoulders and hips, and proportions of neck and torso were built the same way.
—Robert Baker, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2019
Jim Dines, her owner, who had been roving fore and aft all day, finally had a moment to talk.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
The second row can be slid fore and aft, and the seat backs can be adjusted up to 16 degrees or fold forward for easier third-row access.
—Daniel Golson, The Verge, 2 June 2023
An anthropologist of filth, Berry was fascinated by bodily waste, fore and aft.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 4 May 2023
That impression continues inside, with an empty space where the rear seat used to be and standard carbon-fiber front buckets that scoot fore and aft but require an allen wrench for any angular or height adjustments.
—Dan Edmunds, Car and Driver, 28 Feb. 2023
The Most Likely Scenario The best explanation for the loss of Cyclops is that the ship’s heavier than usual cargo was stored fore and aft, stressing the ship’s hull in the center, and that rough waters could have split her in two.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 Feb. 2023
After one or more repetitions, switch the fore and aft positions of your hands to work each side evenly.
—Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2019
Other social areas peak out both fore and aft, including al-fresco dining spots, gatherings for parties and private nooks.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2022
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