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Meanings of other tack in English

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Usage of other tack in English
1
The latter fell off, and the sail filled on the other tack.
Jack Tier; Or, The Florida Reef
2
In a minute she was round, and filled on the other tack.
Jack Tier; Or, The Florida Reef
3
By that time the foresail had filled on the other tack.
Captain Mugford: Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors
4
He must either make a harbor or go about on the other tack.
Down the Rhine; Or, Young America in Germany
5
OK, how about that other tack, letting Earth shed more heat into space?
Wired
6
Joe obeyed, and, the head-sail filling, forced her off on the other tack.
The Cruise of the Dazzler
7
We must take in our light sails and go on the other tack soon.
Manuel Pereira; Or, The Sovereign Rule of South Carolina
8
The reefs were turned out, and the ship came about on the other tack.
Down the Rhine; Or, Young America in Germany
9
We dared not veer so as to bring the ship on the other tack.
The Frozen Pirate
10
When it came, the English line wore, and formed again on the other tack.
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783
11
The Coquette was standing on the other tack, and necessarily inclined from her enemy.
The Water-Witch; Or, the Skimmer of the Seas: A Tale
12
I'd go on the other tack: don't be too honest.'
A Romany of the Snows, vol. 3 / Being a Continuation of the Pers...
13
The mate with the terrific whiskers was now putting the ship on the other tack.
The Secret Sharer
14
He knew it was no use reproaching her, so he went on the other tack.
A Terrible Temptation: A Story of To-Day
15
I got it out, in readiness for the other tack, in case the knave should ware.
The Water-Witch; Or, the Skimmer of the Seas: A Tale
16
Get her on the other tack, lads, but be as quiet as you can about it.
With Wolfe in Canada: The Winning of a Continent
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Other tack through the time
Other tack across language varieties
United Kingdom
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