tack
noun
/tæk/
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- (nautical) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is close-hauled; also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom.
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halssi,
etukulma,
halssikulma
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- (sewing) A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.
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harsinta
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- Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals.
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kurssi,
satulointi,
suunta,
valjaat
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- (figurative) A direction or course of action, especially a new one; a method or approach to solving a problem.
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kurssi,
suunta
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- (nautical) A course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind.
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luovi
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- A small nail with a flat head.
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nupi
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- (manufacturing, construction, chemistry) The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive properties.
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tahmeus
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- (nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.
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vastakäännös,
venda
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tack
verb
/tæk/
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- To sew/stitch with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
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harsia,
kursia,
satuloida,
valjastaa
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- (transitive) To nail (something) with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
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kiinnittää nupeilla,
satuloida,
valjastaa
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- (nautical) To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.
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liittää kylkiäiseksi,
luovia,
tehdä vastakäännös,
tehdä venda,
vendata
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- (intransitive, nautical) To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
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satuloida,
valjastaa
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tacking
noun
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- (sewing) Loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.
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harsinta
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- (nautical) The act of changing tack.
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käännös,
luoviminen,
vastakäännös,
venda
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