fore-and-aft

[fawr-uh nd-aft, -ahft, fohr-]Nautical

adjective

located along or parallel to a line from the stem to the stern.

adverb

fore¹(def 10).

Origin of fore-and-aft

First recorded in 1610–20

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Historical Examples of fore-and-aft

I don't know how he came to be in command of a fore-and-aft schooner.
Man Overboard!
F(rancis) Marion Crawford
She carries a fore-and-aft main-sail, gaff-topsail, stay-foresail, and jib.
The Sailor's Word-Book
William Henry Smyth
With jibs and fore-and-aft sails, the tack confines them amidships.
The Sailor's Word-Book
William Henry Smyth
They were fore-and-aft schooners, of beautiful model, and entirely new.
Up The Baltic
Oliver Optic
The term “fore-and-aft” is derived from the forward part and the after part of the ship.
Man on the Ocean
R.M. Ballantyne