tack
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(noun) sailing a zigzag course |
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Related Words: sailing |
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| 2. |
(noun) (nautical) the act of changing tack |
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Synonyms: tacking |
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Related Words: change of course |
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| 3. |
(verb) fasten with tacks; "tack the notice on the board" |
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Related Words: fasten, fix, secure |
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| 4. |
(verb) change direction |
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Synonyms: wear ship |
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Related Words: sail |
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(noun) a short nail with a sharp point and a large head |
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Related Words: carpet tack, drawing pin, nail, pushpin, thumbtack, tintack |
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(noun) the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails |
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Related Words: aim, bearing, heading |
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(noun) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind |
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Synonyms: mainsheet, sheet, shroud, weather sheet |
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Related Words: futtock shroud, line |
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(noun) equipment for a horse |
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Synonyms: saddlery, stable gear |
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Related Words: appurtenances, bit, caparison, cinch, gear, girth, hame, harness, headgear, horse blanket, housing, housings, martingale, paraphernalia, saddle blanket, saddlecoth, trapping, yoke |
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