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FORE-AND-AFTER (fore-and-after)
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Irregular inflected form: fore-and-after
Dictionary entry overview: What does fore-and-after mean?
• FORE-AND-AFTER (noun)
The noun FORE-AND-AFTER has 1 sense:
1. sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig
Familiarity information: FORE-AND-AFTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fore-and-after" is a kind of...):
sailing ship; sailing vessel (a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts)
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