| 释义 |
fore-tack Naut.|ˈfɔətæk|
[f. fore- prefix + tack n.]
The rope by which the weather corner of the fore-sail is kept in place.
1669Sturmy Mariner's Mag. i. 16 Aboard Main-Tack, aboard Fore-tack, a Lee the Helmne. 1790Beatson Nav. & Mil. Mem. II. 62 His foretack and all his braces being cut at the same time. 1859M. Scott Tom Cringle's Log xv. 368 He..got the fore tack on board again. |