verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To bring (a square-rigged ship) onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round. ambitransitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

boxbox

Related phrases

square rigged

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