"tack about" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: tacks about [present, singular, third-person], tacking about [participle, present], tacked about [participle, past], tacked about [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tack about (third-person singular simple present tacks about, present participle tacking about, simple past and past participle tacked about)
  1. (nautical) To tack; to go about Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-tack_about-en-verb-xOmgp68a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (about) Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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