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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(nautical, of the orientation of the sails of a ship) parallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern (as opposed to square-rigged)..
Use fore-and-aft when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fore-and-aft means (nautical, of the orientation of the sails of a ship) parallel with the keel, that is, going from bow to stern (as opposed to square-rigged)..
Common synonyms include lengthways, lengthwise.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use fore-and-aft where its definition matches the intended context.
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