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• fore — I. /fɔ / (say faw) adjective 1. situated at or towards the front, as compared with something else. 2. first in place, time, order, rank, etc.; forward; earlier. –adverb 3. Nautical at or towards the bow. 4. Obsolete before. –noun 5. the forepart… …  

• fore-topgallant — /fɔ tɒpˈgælənt/ (say faw top galuhnt), / təˈgæl / (say tuh gal ) adjective (of a mast, sail, yard, etc.) next above the fore topmast …  

• fore-topgallant mast — /fɔ tɒpˈgælənt mast/ (say faw top galuhnt mahst), / təˈgæl / (say tuh gal ) noun the mast on a ship next above the fore topmast …  

• fore-topsail — /fɔ ˈtɒpseɪl/ (say faw topsayl), / səl/ (say suhl) noun the sail set on the fore topmast …  

• fore-and-aft — /fɔr ən ˈaft/ (say fawr uhn ahft) adjective 1. parallel to the longitudinal axis of a ship. 2. denoting a rig in which the principal sails are set on gaffs, stags, or masts, on the centre line of the vessel. –adverb Also, all fore and aft. 3.… …  

• fore-and-after — /fɔr ən ˈaftə/ (say fawr uhn ahftuh) noun a vessel with fore and aft sails, as a schooner …  

• fore-topmast — /fɔ ˈtɒpmast/ (say faw topmahst), / məst/ (say muhst) noun the mast erected at the head of the foremast, above the foretop on a ship …  

• fore edge — /ˈfɔr ɛdʒ/ (say fawr ej) noun the front outer edge of a book, opposite the bound edge …  

• fore-and-aft sail — /fɔr ən aft ˈseɪl/ (say fawr uhn ahft sayl) noun any sail not set on a yard, usually bent to a gaff or set on a stay in the centre line. See sail (def. 1) …