TACKING

Tacking

Tacking or coming about is a sailing maneuver by which a sailing vessel turns its bow through the wind so that the direction from which the wind blows changes from one side to the other. For example, if a vessel is sailing on a starboard tack with the wind blowing from the right side and tacks, it will end up on a port tack with the wind blowing from the left side. See the image at the right; the red arrow indicates the wind direction. This maneuver is frequently used when the desired direction is directly into the wind.

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tacking

Noun

  1. loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc
  2. the act of changing tack
  3. A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose a claim.

Verb

tacking



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