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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Fore \Fore\, adv. [AS. fore, adv. & prep., another form of for.
     See For, and cf. Former, Foremost.]
     1. In the part that precedes or goes first; -- opposed to
        aft, after, back, behind, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Formerly; previously; afore. [Obs. or Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The eyes, fore duteous, now converted are. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Naut.) In or towards the bows of a ship.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Fore and aft (Naut.), from stem to stern; lengthwise of the
        vessel; -- in distinction from athwart. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
  
     Fore-and-aft rigged (Naut.), not rigged with square sails
        attached to yards, but with sails bent to gaffs or set on
        stays in the midship line of the vessel. See Schooner,
        Sloop, Cutter.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Fore \Fore\, adv. [AS. fore, adv. & prep., another form of for.
     See For, and cf. Former, Foremost.]
     1. In the part that precedes or goes first; -- opposed to
        aft, after, back, behind, etc.
  
     2. Formerly; previously; afore. [Obs. or Colloq.]
  
              The eyes, fore duteous, now converted are. --Shak.
  
     3. (Naut.) In or towards the bows of a ship.
  
     Fore and aft (Naut.), from stem to stern; lengthwise of the
        vessel; -- in distinction from athwart. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
  
     Fore-and-aft rigged (Naut.), not rigged with square sails
        attached to yards, but with sails bent to gaffs or set on
        stays in the midship line of the vessel. See Schooner,
        Sloop, Cutter.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  fore and aft
     adv.
     1 (lb en nautical) From the bow of a ship to the stern; (l en
  lengthwise).
     2 At both ends of a vessel.
     3 Everywhere on a vessel.
     alt.
     1 (lb en nautical) From the bow of a ship to the stern; (l en
  lengthwise).
     2 At both ends of a vessel.
     3 Everywhere on a vessel.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  fore and aft
     adv.
     1 (lb en nautical) From the bow of a ship to the stern; (l en
  lengthwise).
     2 At both ends of a vessel.
     3 Everywhere on a vessel.
     alt.
     1 (lb en nautical) From the bow of a ship to the stern; (l en
  lengthwise).
     2 At both ends of a vessel.
     3 Everywhere on a vessel.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  fore and aft
     adv.
     1 (lb en nautical) From the bow of a ship to the stern; (l en
  lengthwise).
     2 At both ends of a vessel.
     3 Everywhere on a vessel.
     alt.
     1 (lb en nautical) From the bow of a ship to the stern; (l en
  lengthwise).
     2 At both ends of a vessel.
     3 Everywhere on a vessel.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  fore and aft
     adv.
     1 (lb en nautical) From the bow of a ship to the stern; (l en
  lengthwise).
     2 At both ends of a vessel.
     3 Everywhere on a vessel.
     alt.
     1 (lb en nautical) From the bow of a ship to the stern; (l en
  lengthwise).
     2 At both ends of a vessel.
     3 Everywhere on a vessel.

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fore and aft /fˈɔːɹ and ˈaft/
  vpředu i vzadu

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fore and aft /fˈɔːɹ and ˈaft/
  po celé lodi

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  fore and aft /fˈɔːɹ and ˈaft/
  längsschiffs 

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  fore and aft /fˈɔːɹ and ˈaft/
  1. elejétôl végig
  2. hajó hosszában
  3. teljes hosszában

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