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fore-and-aft

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fore-and-aft (fôrn-ft, fr-)
adj.
Parallel with the length of a structure, such as a ship or house; running lengthwise.
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Adj.1.fore-and-aft - parallel with the keel of a boat or ship
sailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailor
lengthways, lengthwise - running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing; "the lengthwise dimension"


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From the eaves to the comb of the roof stretched in endless succession great curved marble beams, like the fore-and-aft braces of a steamboat, and along each beam from end to end stood up a row of richly carved flowers and fruits--each separate and distinct in kind, and over 15,000 species represented.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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