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What (who) is fore and aft sail - definition
SAILING RIG CONSISTING MAINLY OF SAILS
Fore-And-Aft Sail; Fore and aft; Fore and aft rig; Fore-and-aft; Fore-and-aft sail; Fore-and-aft sails; Fore and aft sails; Fore and aft sail; Triangular sail; Fore-and-aft-rigged
![ships in Borobudur]] depicting a [[double-outrigger]] vessel with fore-and-aft [[tanja sail]]s on tripod masts (c. 8th century AD)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Borobudur ship.JPG?width=200 "ships in Borobudur]] depicting a [[double-outrigger]] vessel with fore-and-aft [[tanja sail]]s on tripod masts (c. 8th century AD)")
![The [[gaff-rig]]ged [[schooner]] ''[[Effie M. Morrissey]]''](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Effie M. Morrissey 1894.jpg?width=200 "The [[gaff-rig]]ged [[schooner]] ''[[Effie M. Morrissey]]''")
![Roman]] merchant ship](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Museum für Antike Schiffahrt, Mainz 02. Spritsail.jpg?width=200 "Roman]] merchant ship")
Fore-and-aft rig
A fore-and-aft rig is a sailing vessel rigged mainly with sails set along the line of the keel, rather than perpendicular to it as on a square rigged vessel.
fore and aft
¦ adverb at the front and rear.
¦ adjective
1. backwards and forwards.
2. (of a sail or rigging) set lengthwise, not on the yards.
The Drums of the Fore and Aft
![''Drums of the Fore and Aft'' at [[Woodbridge, Suffolk]], sculpture by [[Arnold Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/'Drums of the Fore and Aft' sculpture.jpg?width=200 "''Drums of the Fore and Aft'' at [[Woodbridge, Suffolk]], sculpture by [[Arnold Keppel, 8th Earl of Albemarle]].")
SHORT STORY BY RUDYARD KIPLING
Drums of the fore and aft; Drums of the Fore and Aft
The "Fore and Aft" Regiment is the nickname of the fictional "The Fore and Fit Princess Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen-Anspach's Merther-Tydfilshire Own Royal Loyal Light Infantry, Regimental District 329A."
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Fore-and-aft rig
A fore-and-aft rig is a sailing vessel rigged mainly with sails set along the line of the keel, rather than perpendicular to it as on a square rigged vessel.
