Fore!

Incoming ball alert

Fore is a warning shouted on a golf course when a ball is heading toward other players.

The call alerts people to duck or cover their heads.

The exclamation likely derives from "before" in the sense of "ahead": Fore! Watch out!

warning

shout

Loud vocal outburst

call · holler · cry · lookout · watch out · incoming · duck · clear · stand back · attention

Opposites
warning vs. safety signal

Fore!all clear

Signal danger has passed

safe · clear · coast is clear · stand down · at ease

volume and urgency

Fore!silence

Total lack of sound

whisper · hush · shh · quiet · murmur

directional meaning (nautical/positional)

Fore!aft

Vessel's rear area

astern · rear · back · behind

Phrases
Family

before, forehead, forecast, foreman, foreboding, fore, forefront, forearm, forethought

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