fore
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8.3
- noun
- /fɔr/
:
proa
- I need two men each to handle the fore and aft port.
- come to the fore
- bring to the fore
- fore-aft
Examples
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We'll make our way in at the fore, then check the bridge, okay?
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The captain stood at the fore of the ship, surveying the horizon for any signs of land.
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Though our work would have gone more quickly with you at the fore.
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The election aftermath has also brought to the fore a new political and largely middle-class ideology of reform.
Academic text (1994) -
The crisis came to the fore with increased militant activities on the part of Islamist groups.
Academic text (1995) -
John Muir's philosophy again came to the fore as a guiding beacon.
Academic text (1991) -
When I stepped down into it, the fore and aft decks stood waist-high.
Fiction book (1993) -
The sailor secured the ropes at the fore to ensure they would not come loose during the storm.
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From the fore of the aircraft, the passengers enjoyed a stunning view of the mountains below.
Synonyms
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4.9
The front part of a ship or plane
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7.4
The pointed front part of a ship or boat
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8.6
The front part of a boat where the sides meet
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3.6
The part at the forward side of something that you meet first, like a car's nose
The front part of a ship, plane, or other vehicle
The front part of a thing, animal, or building
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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9.3
The outer edge of a book's pages opposite the spine when the book is closed
- Specialized
A long hand tool with a blade used to flatten rough boards before final smoothing
- Specialized
A triangular sail set just in front of the foremast on a large sailing ship
- Specialized
One of the front pair of thin parts an insect uses to fly when it has four wings
- Specialized
A triangular sail fixed to a horizontal pole near the top of a mast to catch wind
- Specialized
A small triangular sail set just ahead of the front mast on a large sailing ship
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fore comes from an old English word meaning 'before' or 'front', the same idea you find in forehead. As a noun, fore means the 'front' part of a ship or aircraft, which is why sailors name the bow the fore.