forward of
idiom
formal
: in a position that is ahead of (something) : in front of (something)
The valves are located just forward of the fuel tanks.
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Just forward of the salon is Grateful’s unpretentious owner’s suite, with its oversized hull windows and light oak flooring.
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Howard Walker, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
As a star forward of the 1999 dream team who won the World Cup, Hamm not only excelled on the field but also spearheaded advancements in media opportunities for female athletes.
—Assile Toufaily, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The next disruption is autonomous agents The great technological leaps forward of the past—from the advent of the steam engine to personal computers and the internet—each empowered humans by augmenting their physical and computational capabilities.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2023
Tie it in on the top of the shank forward of the dumbbell eyes.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2024
Most of the accommodations on this yacht are forward of that lower salon.
—Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2024
The hinge, meanwhile, has a virtual pivot, so the pivot is forward of the hinge instead of in the hinge itself.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2023
Four and a half years ago, in the heat of an N.B.A. playoff game against the Houston Rockets, Kevin Durant, the superstar forward of the Golden State Warriors, dodged a defender, dribbled once, and sank a two-point jump shot.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2023
There is a second private owner’s area forward of the bridge deck for breakfast.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2023
Howard Walker, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
As a star forward of the 1999 dream team who won the World Cup, Hamm not only excelled on the field but also spearheaded advancements in media opportunities for female athletes.
—Assile Toufaily, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The next disruption is autonomous agents The great technological leaps forward of the past—from the advent of the steam engine to personal computers and the internet—each empowered humans by augmenting their physical and computational capabilities.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2023
Tie it in on the top of the shank forward of the dumbbell eyes.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2024
Most of the accommodations on this yacht are forward of that lower salon.
—Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2024
The hinge, meanwhile, has a virtual pivot, so the pivot is forward of the hinge instead of in the hinge itself.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2023
Four and a half years ago, in the heat of an N.B.A. playoff game against the Houston Rockets, Kevin Durant, the superstar forward of the Golden State Warriors, dodged a defender, dribbled once, and sank a two-point jump shot.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2023
There is a second private owner’s area forward of the bridge deck for breakfast.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2023
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