gemi boyunca, baş-kıç doğrultusunda, baştanbaşa, baştan kıça kadar, uzunlamasına, boydan boya.
mec. tepeden tırnağa.
The ship was manned fore-and-aft = fore and aft as it sailed into harbor on a visit to a foreign port.
His body was protected by armor fore-and-aft = fore and aft: Bedeni, tepeden tırnağa zırhlarla korunmuştu.