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- [fawr, fohr and aft, ahft]
- /fɔr, foʊr ænd æft, ɑft/
- /fɔːr ənd ɑːft/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fawr, fohr and aft, ahft]
- /fɔr, foʊr ænd æft, ɑft/
Definitions of fore-and-aft word
- adjective fore-and-aft located along or parallel to a line from the stem to the stern. 1
- adverb fore-and-aft fore1 (def 10). 1
- 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 (as opposed to square-rigged). 0
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Origin of fore-and-aft
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Fore-and-aft
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fore-and-aft popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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