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tack verb ( BOAT )
/tæk/ v Definition
[I usually + adverb or preposition] (of a boat) to turn so that it is at an angle to the direction of the wind and receives the wind on its sails
tacking noun
/ˈtæk.ɪŋ/ n [U] (Definition of tack verb (BOAT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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