fore and aft
Example Sentences
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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
Unlike the British specialty aircraft, the NC-4 and its sister seaplanes were built to be submarine chasers with machine gun mounts fore and aft.
From Washington Times • May 16, 2019
The back seat slides fore and aft and easily takes on two full-size adults.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2017
There was a sailboat with rusty red sails reefed around the booms of the fore and aft masts.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
