Definition of fore-end - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

structure

Rare

front part of something

Rare

The fore-end of the ship was damaged in the collision.

forepart

weapon

Rare

front part of a firearm

Rare

He gripped the fore-end of the rifle tightly.

barrel

muzzle

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Origin of fore-end

Old English, for (before) + end (extremity)

Examples of fore-end in a sentence

He inspected the fore-end of the rifle carefully.
The fore-end of the shotgun was intricately carved.
He rested the fore-end on the sandbag for stability.

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French:partie avant, garde-main, ...
German:Vorderteil, Vorderteil der Waffe, ...
Italian:parte anteriore, estremità anteriore, ...
Spanish:proa, frente del arma, ...
Portuguese:parte dianteira, parte frontal, ...
Chinese:前端, ...
Japanese:前部, ...
Arabic:مُقَدِّمة, مقدِمة السلاح, ...
Hebrew:חֵלֶק קִדְמִי, חֵלֶק קִדְמִי שֶׁל הַנֶּשֶׁק, ...
Russian:передняя часть, цевьё, ...
Ukrainian:передня частина, ...
Hindi:अग्रभाग, ...
Bengali:সামনের অংশ, অস্ত্রের সামনের অংশ, ...
Catalan:part davantera, part davantera de l'arma, ...
Czech:přední část, předpažbí, ...
Danish:forende, forende af våben, ...
Dutch:boeg, voorstuk van het geweer, ...
Greek:μπροστινό μέρος, μπροστινό μέρος του όπλου, ...
Hungarian:elülső rész, előagy, ...
Khmer:ផ្នែកខាងមុខ, ផ្នែកខាងមុខនៃកាំភ្លើង, ...
Korean:선수, 총의 앞부분, ...
Persian:جلوی کشتی, جلوی اسلحه, ...
Polish:przednia część statku, przednia część broni, ...
Portuguese (BR):parte dianteira, parte frontal, ...
Romanian:prora navei, partea din față a armei, ...
Swedish:förstäv, framände, ...
Thai:ส่วนหน้า, ...
Turkish:ön kısım, ...
Vietnamese:phần trước, ...

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Definition of fore-end - Reverso English Dictionary

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