First recorded in 1610–20
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The wave would rise through the keel and cradle the hull at its fore-and-aft point of balance.
From Time Magazine Archive
An extended flying bridge deck provides good cover for the cockpit and fore-and-aft storage for the shore boat.
From Time Magazine Archive
The starboard stateroom has fore-and-aft twins, while the port is fitted with an athwartship queen berth.
From Time Magazine Archive
Aft, the boat deck is as solid as a concrete sidewalk, and easily holds a 14-foot Zodiac tender on fore-and-aft fiberglass ribs.
From Time Magazine Archive
The third stage vibrated quite a bit, not from side to side but with a choppy fore-and-aft motion which was felt as almost a buzz.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
In Montana, the GPS searches for my salvation, fore and aft.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2020
Her 20-foot fiberglass boat, with snarling teeth painted on the bow, had fore and aft cabins and an open space in the middle where she could work the oars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2020
Large fore and aft cargo doors can malfunction and leak.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 8, 2020
Your body actually shrinks a little throughout the day, so extra fore and aft seat travel makes a difference.
From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2018
As the varnish dried and hardened on the fabric, it created a fragile and lovely translucent yellow decking fore and aft.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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