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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb From the bow of a ship to the stern; lengthwise.
- adverb In, at, or toward both ends of a ship.
- adverb In or at the front and back.
from The Century Dictionary.
- See the following nautical phrase
- noun A fore-and-aft rigged vessel.
- noun A small cap with vizors before and behind. Also called
steamer-cap .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb nautical From the bow of a ship to the stern; lengthwise.
- adverb At both ends of a vessel.
- adverb Everywhere on a vessel.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective parallel with the keel of a boat or ship
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