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Meaning of short-tack | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To tack several times in rapid succession when sailing upwind in a narrow waterway.

Examples

“I started short-tacking every hour down the coast, heading further offshore, as I knew I'd find better wind there.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

short-time short-timed short-times short-timing shortchange shortchanged