Raising the spinnaker while tacking is not advised.
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Tacking
Synonyms for "tacking" (7 found)
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8 translations across 3 languages.
Finnish
4 entries- harsinta noun (loose, temporary stitches)
- käännös noun (act of changing tack)
- luoviminen noun (act of changing tack)
- vastakäännös noun (act of changing tack)
Galician
1 entries- ganduxo noun (loose, temporary stitches)
Spanish
2 entries- dando bordadas noun (act of changing tack)
- de bolina noun (act of changing tack)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Tom usually remembers to duck his head to avoid the swinging boom when tacking in his sailboat.
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The English doctrine of tacking was first solemnly established in Marsh v . Lee , under the assistance of Sir Matthew Hale , who compared the operation to a plank in shipwreck gained by the last mortgagee
Source: wiktionary
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