fore-and-aft [fawr-uh nd-aft, -ahft, fohr-]Nautical ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- located along or parallel to a line from the stem to the stern.
adverb
Origin of fore-and-aft First recorded in 1610–20 Examples from the Web for fore-and-aft Historical Examples of fore-and-aft
I don’t know how he came to be in command of a fore-and-aft schooner.
F(rancis) Marion Crawford
She carries a fore-and-aft main-sail, gaff-topsail, stay-foresail, and jib.
William Henry Smyth
With jibs and fore-and-aft sails, the tack confines them amidships.
William Henry Smyth
They were fore-and-aft schooners, of beautiful model, and entirely new.
Oliver Optic
The term “fore-and-aft” is derived from the forward part and the after part of the ship.
R.M. Ballantyne