Sentence examples for aft from inspiring English sources

And yet, with a scant half metre on either side, and not much more space fore and aft, the perfect fit serves only to make these "Panamax" ships look out of place.

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When the electrical harnesses came to be fitted in the forward and aft fuselage sections, many didn't connect with each other.

Although air travel has lost much of its glamour, flying first or business class is still a relief to the senses, compared with the rigours of economy further aft.

Mr Dickenson's great achievement was to marry a billowing Rogallo wing to a harness and control bar that supported the pilot while allowing him to shift his weight fore and aft to affect the glider's pitch, and from side to side to affect its roll and yaw.

One of these designs has a pair of jet engines mounted aft, but positioned over and above the wing.

The movement of each leg is almost limited to a fore-and-aft plane.

The limbs of the grazing horses became increasingly rigid and specialized for fore-and-aft movement, better fitting the animals for running in open country.

The ancient square sail permitted sailing only before the wind; the lateen was the earliest fore-and-aft sail.

Until fore-and-aft rigs were applied to large ships to reduce crew sizes, the term was often used for any small sailing vessel.

One of these experiments, the Terrain Camera, had forward- and aft-looking components for stereo imaging.