fore-and-after

[ fawr-uhnd-af-ter, ahf-, fohr- ]

noun
  1. Nautical.

    • a sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig.

    • a beam running fore and aft across a hatchway to support hatch covers laid athwart the hatchway.

    • a vessel having a sharp stern; a double ender.

Origin of fore-and-after

1
First recorded in 1815–25; fore-and-aft + -er1

Words Nearby fore-and-after

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How to use fore-and-after in a sentence

  • These were well named, as the two ends of the wagon inclined upward, like the bow and stern of a fore-and-after.

    Tenting on the Plains | Elizabeth B. Custer
  • Hence a schooner is often called a "fore-and-after;" and a ship, a "square-rigger."

    Practical Boat-Sailing | Douglas Frazar
  • It caught the sails of the new fore-and-after, and the little craft fell over on another tack and shot away.

  • A fore-and-after is a vessel without square sails like a sloop or schooner.

    On Yacht Sailing | Thomas Fleming Day
  • But alter as you please, the fore-and-after is still a bad runner when winds blow strong and seas run high.

    On Yachts and Yacht Handling | Thomas Fleming Day

British Dictionary definitions for fore-and-after

fore-and-after

nounnautical
  1. any vessel with a fore-and-aft rig

  2. a double-ended vessel

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