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• tack down wind — phrasal : to sail before the wind in a series of alternate reaches to starboard and port with sheets in instead of in a direct straight course with boom off and spinnaker set …   Useful english dictionary

• Tack (sailing) — Tack is a term used in sailing that has different meanings in different contexts. ailThe tack is the lower corner of the sail s leading edge. On a sloop rigged sailboat, the mainsail tack is connected to the mast and the boom at the gooseneck. On …   Wikipedia

• Tack (square sail) — The tack of a square rigged sail is a line attached to its lower corner. This is in contrast to the more common fore and aft sail, whose tack is a part of the sail itself, the corner which is (possibly semi permanently) secured to the vessel.Most …   Wikipedia

• tack — I UK [tæk] / US noun Word forms tack : singular tack plural tacks * 1) a) [countable] a small pointed nail with a flat top a carpet tack b) American a thumbtack 2) [singular] a particular way of doing or achieving something Let s try a different… …   English dictionary

• tack — I. verb Etymology: Middle English takken, from tak Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. attach; especially to fasten or affix with tacks 2. to join in a slight or hasty manner 3. a. to add as a supplement …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tack — tack1 [ tæk ] noun * 1. ) count a small pointed nail with a flat top: a carpet tack a ) AMERICAN a short pin with a large, round top that you can use to fix a piece of paper to a surface temporarily, for example to show public notices. British… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• tack — [[t]tæ̱k[/t]] tacks, tacking, tacked 1) N COUNT A tack is a short nail with a broad, flat head, especially one that is used for fastening carpets to the floor. → See also thumbtack get down to brass tacks → see brass 2) VERB If you tack something …   English dictionary

• tack — 01. There is a world map in our classroom with colored [tacks] showing the homeland of each of the students. 02. I had to go out, but I left a note [tacked] to the door telling the kids where they could reach me. 03. The little boy put a [tack]… …   Grammatical examples in English

• tack — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a small sharp broad headed nail. 2 US a drawing pin. 3 a long stitch used in fastening fabrics etc. lightly or temporarily together. 4 a the direction in which a ship moves as determined by the position of its sails and regarded… …   Useful english dictionary

• wind — Synonyms and related words: Aqua Lung, Vayu, Zephyr, Zephyrus, about ship, aerate, aerophone, air, air out, air condition, air cool, airify, allure, antelope, arch, arrow, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic wheeze, back and fill,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• tack — Synonyms and related words: MO, aberrancy, aberration, about ship, affix, algorithm, alter, alteration, ameliorate, annex, append, approach, articulate, attach, attack, azimuth, back and fill, back band, backstrap, baste, batten, batten down, be… …   Moby Thesaurus