false tacks

A form of false tack — A coming up into the wind and filling away again on the same tack.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of false tack
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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