fore-aft direction

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• fore-and-aft sail — noun any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore and aft direction • Hypernyms: ↑sail, ↑canvas, ↑canvass, ↑sheet • Hyponyms: ↑gaffsail, ↑gaff headed sail, ↑gaff topsail, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• fore-and-aft sail — any of various sails, as jib headed sails, gaff sails, lugsails, lateen sails, spritsails, staysails, and jibs, that do not set on yards and whose normal position, when not trimmed, is in a fore and aft direction amidships. [1810 20] * * * ▪… …   Universalium

• fore — 1. adjective /fɔː,fɔɹ/ Forward; situated towards the front (of something). Crystal vases with crimson roses and golden brown asters were set here and there in the fore part of the shop [...]. Ant: latter, aft 2. interjection /fɔː,fɔɹ/ An …   Wiktionary

• Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …   Wikipedia

• Course Setting Bomb Sight — The CSBS Mk. IX mounted in a Fairey Battle. The bomb aimer is sighting through the white ring shaped backsights to the pin shaped foresights (just visible against the armoured cable) and holding the bomb release switch in his right hand. The… …   Wikipedia

• Drift Sight — This article is about the World War I bombsight. For the aircraft instrument for measuring wind speeds, see drift meter. A Mk. I Drift Sight mounted on the side of an Airco DH.4. The lever just in front of the bomb aimer s fingertips sets the… …   Wikipedia

• Stays (nautical) — Stays are the heavy ropes, wires, or rods on sailing vessels that run from the masts to the hull, usually fore and aft along the centerline of the vessel. The stay that runs aft is called backstay and the stay that runs forward is called forestay …   Wikipedia

• Deck (ship) — For other uses, see Deck. A deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull[1] of a ship. On a boat or ship, the primary deck is the horizontal structure which forms the roof for the hull, which both strengthens the hull and serves as… …   Wikipedia

• Lateen — A lateen (from a la trina , meaning triangular) or latin rig is a triangular sail set on a long yard mounted at an angle on the mast, and running in a fore and aft direction. In western culture, the rig is originally reported found on sailing… …   Wikipedia

• cant frame — 1. any of several frames bracketed aft of the transom of a ship and inclined slightly to the fore and aft direction. 2. any transverse frame not perpendicular to the fore and aft midship line. [1825 35] * * * …   Universalium

• cant frame — noun Etymology: cant (body) : the frame of the cant body of a ship * * * 1. any of several frames bracketed aft of the transom of a ship and inclined slightly to the fore and aft direction. 2. any transverse frame not perpendicular to the fore… …   Useful english dictionary