fore and aft

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.

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• adjective parallel with the keel of a boat or ship