tack

About 1.85 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A small nail with a flat head.
2. noun A thumbtack.
3. noun A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.
4. noun The lower corner on the leading edge of a sail relative to the direction of the wind.
5. noun A course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind.
6. noun A direction or course of action, especially a new one; a method or approach to solving a problem.
7. noun The maneuver by which a sailing vessel turns its bow through the wind so that the wind changes from one side to the other.
8. noun The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.

Similar words

sheet saddlery shroud mainsheet stable gear wear ship weather sheet razor track vestige

Often followed by

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Word family

tacked tacker tackers tacking tacks