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.