t., 4Д¬hambers 20th Century Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: To change the direction of a vessel by shifting the position of the helm and sails also (as said of a vessel), to have her direction changed through the shifting of the helm and sails. To change the direction of (a vessel) when sailing closehauled, by putting the helm alee and shifting the tacks and sails so that she will proceed to windward nearly at right angles to her former course In parliamentary usage, to add (a supplement) to a bill to append - often with on or to

The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails as, the starboard tack, or port tack - the former when she is closehauled with the wind on her starboard side hence, the run of a vessel on one tack also, a change of directionДЄ contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire a leaseД®specially, to attach or secure in a slight or hasty manner, as by stitching or nailing as, to tack together the sheets of a book to tack one piece of cloth to another to tack on a board or shingle to tack one piece of metal to another by drops of solder The part of a sail to which the tack is usually fastened the foremost lower corner of fore-and-aft sails, as of schooners (see Illust.

of Ship) also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom t., 3ДЄ rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is closehauled (see Illust. That which is attached a supplement an appendix. Webster Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:ДЄ peculiar flavor or taint as, a musty tackДЄ small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive properties. Often with 'up'', to place the tack on a horse. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other. To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth). To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head). Saddles, stirrups, bridles, halters, reins, bits, harnesses, martingales, and breastplates are all forms of horse tack. The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward a board.ДЄny of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals. The maneuver by which a sailing vessel turns its bow through the wind so that the wind changes from one side to the other. See also reach, gybe.ДЄ direction or course of action, especially a new one. The lower corner on the leading edge of a sail relative to the direction of the wind.ДЄ course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind. Wiktionary (1.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition:ДЄ small, sharp, nail-like object used especially to affix thin items to thicker ones, but not heavily used in carpentry.ДЄ loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth. Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) Interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop verb Sew together loosely, with large stitchesДЄppend, tag on, tack on, tack, hang on verb 'She pieced a quilt' 'He tacked together some verses' 'They set up a committee' 'The sailors decided to tack the boat' 'The boat tacked'ДЄssemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together verbД¬reate by putting components or members together (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind Sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud noun The heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sailsДЄ short nail with a sharp point and a large head Princeton's WordNet (2.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition:

Tack and clew