"brace about" meaning in English

See brace about in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: braces about [present, singular, third-person], bracing about [participle, present], braced about [participle, past], braced about [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} brace about (third-person singular simple present braces about, present participle bracing about, simple past and past participle braced about)
  1. (nautical) to brace the ship's yards on the opposite tack when going about Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-brace_about-en-verb-ugZsGApP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (about) Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for brace about meaning in English (1.4kB)

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