Nautical. intransitive. Of a vessel: to turn on the opposite tack; to tack. Cf. wind, v.1 8a. Now rare.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [verb (intransitive)] > turn in a particular direction (3) wendc1325 Nautical. intransitive. Of a vessel: to turn on the opposite tack; to tack. Cf. wind, v.1 8a. Now rare. wind1613 Nautical. intransitive. Of a ship: To turn in some direction; e.g. to swing round when at anchor; to lie with her head towards a particular point of… to wind up1633 Nautical. intransitive and transitive. See quots., and cf. senses 8 19b (b). Obsolete. |
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