tack about

verb

To tack; to go about

Meanings

verbtack about (third-person singular simple present tacks about, present participle tacking about, simple past and past participle tacked about)

present singular third person tacks about · participle present tacking about · participle past tacked about · past tacked about

  1. nauticalTo tack; to go about
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