short-tack en · VERB
Meanings
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To tack several times in rapid succession when sailing upwind in a narrow waterway.
I started short-tacking every hour down the coast, heading further offshore, as I knew I'd find better wind there.
2010, Mike Perham, Sailing the Dream, page 143:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| short-tacked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| short-tacked | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| short-tacking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| short-tacks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |