2. (Shipbuilding) A piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end, connecting it with the lower end of the stem. [1913 Webster]
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fore|foot — «FR FUT, FOHR », noun, plural feet. 1. one of the front feet of an animal having four or more feet. 2. Nautical. the forward end of a ship s keel … Useful english dictionary
fore·foot — /ˈfoɚˌfʊt/ noun, pl feet / ˌfiːt/ [count] : either one of the front feet of a four footed animal … Useful english dictionary
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Foot — For other uses, see Foot (disambiguation). Foot … Wikipedia
fore-and-aft sails — Sail Sail, n. [OE. seil, AS. segel, segl; akin to D. zeil, OHG. segal, G. & Sw. segel, Icel. segl, Dan. seil. [root] 153.] 1. An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fore Father — Infobox Television episode Title =Fore Father Series =Family Guy Caption =Stewie sees Mr. T as birds in his fever induced hallucination. Season =2 Episode =21 Airdate =August 1, 2000 Production =2ACX16 Writer =Bobby Bowman Director =Scott Wood… … Wikipedia
fore — adj 1. frontal, in or at the front, at the head, at or on top, ahead, above. 2. first, foremost, headmost, most advanced, highest, best, top, leading, lead, head, chief. 3. former, earlier, previous, preceding, foregoing, prior, antecedent,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
fore-and-aft topsail — noun a triangular fore and aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast • Syn: ↑gaff topsail • Hypernyms: ↑fore and aft sail … Useful english dictionary
foot — Synonyms and related words: Alexandrine, accent, accentuation, add, amble, ambulate, amphibrach, amphimacer, anacrusis, anapest, ankle, antispast, arch, arsis, bacchius, ball the jack, barge, barrel, base, baseboard, basement, beat, boltrope,… … Moby Thesaurus
Philippa Foot — Philippa Ruth Foot Full name Philippa Ruth Foot Born October 3, 1920(1920 10 03) Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire Died October 3, 2010(2010 10 03) (aged 90) Oxford, England Era 20th Century … Wikipedia
