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Complete Definition of "fore-and-aft"

English

Adjective
fore-and-aft

#nautical (of the orientation of the sails of a ship) parallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern.

Translations

Finnish: viisto- (viistopurje = fore-and-aft sail)

See also
square-rigged

vi:fore-and-aft
zh:fore-and-aft

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