fore-and-aft in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fore-and-aft in the English»French Dictionary

fore-and-aft [Brit ˌfɔːrənˈɑːft, Am ˌfɔrənˈæft] ADJ NAUT

fore-and-aft sail

voile f aurique

fore-and-aft rig

gréement m aurique

Translations for fore-and-aft in the French»English Dictionary

I.voile [vwal] N m

1. voile (morceau d'étoffe):

voile FASHION, REL

veil

voile de deuil/de mariée

mourning/bridal veil

prendre le voile REL

to take the veil

2. voile (étoffe):

voile

voile

3. voile (masque abstrait):

voile

veil

on jeta un voile (pudique) sur l'affaire

a veil was drawn over the affair

lever le voile sur qc

to bring sth out in the open

soulever un coin du voile sur qc

to gain a glimpse into sth

avoir un voile sur ou devant les yeux

to be blind to reality

4. voile:

voile TECH (dans un liquide)

cloud

voile (sur une radiographie)

shadow

voile PHOTO

fog

un voile blanchâtre opacifiait la solution

a whitish cloud was fogging the solution

voile de développement/de vieillissement PHOTO

fog in developing/from ageing

avoir un voile au poumon

to have a shadow on one's lung

5. voile (écran):

regarder qc à travers un voile de larmes

to look at sth through a mist of tears

le brouillard étendait un voile épais sur le paysage

there was a thick veil of fog over the landscape

6. voile (de champignon):

voile

veil

voile général/partiel

universal/partial veil

II.voile [vwal] N f NAUT

1. voile (toile):

voile

sail

voile aurique/carrée/latine

fore-and-aft/square/lateen sail

faire voile vers

to sail toward(s)

mettre à la voile

to make way under sail

toutes voiles dehors lit

full sail ahead

toutes voiles dehors fig

using every possible means

2. voile (voilier):

voile

sailing boat

voile

sailboat Am

3. voile (activité):

voile

sailing

il fait de la voile depuis deux ans

he's been going sailing for two years

il donne des cours de voile en ét é

he gives sailing lessons in the summer

III.voile [vwal]

voile blanc METEO

whiteout

voile chimique

(chemical) fog

voile d'étai

staysail

voile intégral

full Islamic veil

voile intégral

yashmak

voile islamique

full Islamic veil

voile islamique

yashmak

voile noir

blackout

voile du palais

soft palate

voile du palais

velum

voile rouge

redout

voile solaire

solar sail

IV.voile [vwal]

être à voile et à vapeur inf

to be AC/DC inf

mettre les voiles inf

to clear off Brit inf

mettre les voiles inf

to clear out Am inf

avoir du vent dans les voiles inf

to be three sheets to the wind

avoir du vent dans les voiles inf

to be drunk

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

embosser un navire

to moor a ship fore and aft

fore-and-aft in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fore-and-aft in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

fore and aft

de l'avant à l'arrière

fore-and-aft Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

fore and aft

de l'avant à l'arrière

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

On a square rigged ship, the spanker is a gaff rigged fore-and-aft sail set from and aft of the aftmost mast.

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Historically the mainmast was square rigged instead of fore-and-aft, but in modern usage only the latter is called a ketch.

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A fore-and-aft topsail may be carried above the upper or only spanker, and is called the "gaff sail".

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A combination of coil springs, and leaf springs, positioned fore-and-aft inside the drop equalizers, give a good balance of damping.

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Behind the main sail there is a small fore-and-aft sail called the spanker or boom mainsail (it is somewhat similar to the main sail of a schooner).

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It is a horizontal bar, attached or suspended in the middle, and able to hinge fore-and-aft in a horizontal plane.

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If a boat has two masts, it may be a schooner, a ketch, or a yawl, if it is rigged fore-and-aft on all masts.

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On a square-rigged sailing ship, the spanker is a gaff rigged fore-and-aft sail set from and aft of the aftmost mast.

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The only wooden spars were the four royal yards, the four topgallant masts and the two gaffs of the spanker fore-and-aft sails.

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Traditional fore-and-aft rigs used a four-sided gaff rigged mainsail, sometimes setting a gaff topsail above it.

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