false tack

noun

A coming up into the wind and filling away again on the same tack.

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Meanings

nounfalse tack (plural false tacks)

plural false tacks

  1. nauticalA coming up into the wind and filling away again on the same tack.
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APA

false tack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20tack

MLA

“false tack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20tack. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “false tack,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20tack.

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