Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
forrard. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
forrard, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
forrard in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
forrard you have here. The definition of the word
forrard will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
forrard, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Adverb
forrard (not comparable)
- (dialectal, chiefly nautical) Forward.
1858, Various, The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, Issue 12, October, 1858:Here and there an adventurous genius coins a phrase for the benefit of posterity,--as we once heard a mate order a couple of men to "go forrard and trim the ship's whiskers," to the utter bewilderment of his captain, who, in thirty years' following of the sea, had never heard the martingale chains and stays so designated.
1863, James Fenimore Cooper, Miles Wallingford:Off, here, Masser Mile--larboard bow, well forrard; look sharp and soon see him, yourself, sir."
1909, William Hope Hodgson, The Ghost Pirates:The old chap who had just come off the look-out, had returned forrard again, and I was alone on that part of the deck.
Adjective
forrard
- (dialectal, chiefly nautical) Forward.