from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
The act of sailing closer into the wind.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
The forward side of a fore-and-aft sail.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
The act of sailing a ship nearer the wind.
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The forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail.
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verb-intransitive
To flap while losing wind. Used of a sail.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To steer a sailing vessel closer into the wind, especially with the sails flapping.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb-transitive
To raise or lower (the boom of a crane or derrick).
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb
To turn the head of a ship toward the wind.
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