"brace sharp" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: braces sharp [present, singular, third-person], bracing sharp [participle, present], braced sharp [participle, past], braced sharp [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} brace sharp (third-person singular simple present braces sharp, present participle bracing sharp, simple past and past participle braced sharp)
  1. (nautical) to bring the yards around to make the smallest possible angle with the fore and aft line when sailing close-hauled Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-brace_sharp-en-verb-imRJcIUv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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