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tack noun

  /tæk/
  • (manufacturing, construction, chemistry) The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive properties.
adhérence, pégosité
  • (figurative) A direction or course of action, especially a new one; a method or approach to solving a problem.
cap
  • Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals.
cap, harnachement, harnais
  • A small nail with a flat head.
clou semence, petit clou
  • (nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.
virement lof pour lof
  • (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.
écoute

tack verb

  /tæk/
  • (transitive) To nail (something) with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
clouer
  • (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.
empiler, louvoyer, virer de bord

tacking

amure

tacking noun

  • (nautical) The act of changing tack.
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