short-tack in English

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        "To tack several times in rapid succession when sailing upwind in a narrow waterway."
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        "(nautical) To tack several times in rapid succession when sailing upwind in a narrow waterway."
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        "transport"
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        "(nautical) To tack several times in rapid succession when sailing upwind in a narrow waterway."
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"short-tack" meaning in English

Verb