transitive. To alter the course of (a ship) by turning her with her head to the wind (sometimes said of the ship); opposed to wear, v.2 Also, to work…
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > get into the current of the wind [verb (transitive)] > cause to go about > by specific method (7) tack1637 transitive. To alter the course of (a ship) by turning her with her head to the wind (sometimes said of the ship); opposed to wear, v.2 Also, to work… boxc1710 transitive. Nautical. To turn (a ship) across the wind quickly by setting the foremost sails aback, so that the vessel stops and may even start to… wear1719 transitive. To put (a ship) about, bringing her stern to windward. Also with round. wore1744 transitive and intransitive = wear, v.2 to box off1745 transitive. Nautical. To turn (a ship) across the wind quickly by setting the foremost sails aback, so that the vessel stops and may even start to… box-haul1769 transitive. To turn (a ship) across the wind quickly by setting the foremost sails aback, so that the vessel stops and may even start to move… club-haul1834 To tack a ship by letting the lee-anchor down as soon as the wind is out of the sails, by which her head is brought to wind; when she then pays off… |
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