fore

Adjective

• situated at or toward the bow of a vessel

Adverb

• near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
  • the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments
    

Noun

• front part of a vessel or aircraft
  • he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  fore(a) , forward , bow , prow , stem
• Antonyms: 
  aft(a) , aft , abaft , astern