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Change Course By Trimming Sail Crossword Clue

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noun

• the act of drawing or hauling something

• the quantity that was caught

verb

• draw slowly or heavily

• transport in a vehicle

38%4Change the position of a sailboat's sail to change course downwind
verb

• shift from one side of the ship to the other

30%7 A nautical maneuver to change the course of a ship by hauling the windward corner of a square sail across the deck
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