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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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