brace sharp

verb

to bring the yards around to make the smallest possible angle with the fore and aft line when sailing close-hauled

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Meanings

verbbrace sharp (third-person singular simple present braces sharp, present participle bracing sharp, simple past and past participle braced sharp)

present singular third person braces sharp · participle present bracing sharp · participle past braced sharp · past braced sharp

  1. nauticalto bring the yards around to make the smallest possible angle with the fore and aft line when sailing close-hauled
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APA

brace sharp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brace%20sharp

MLA

“brace sharp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brace%20sharp. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brace sharp,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brace%20sharp.

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