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| 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | ||||||
adjective satellite • (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom | ||||||||
| 30% | 6 | Switching the sail position | ||||||
verb • To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind. • Of a fore-and-aft sail or its boom: to shift, often forcefully and suddenly, from one side of a sailing vessel to the other. • Generally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel. • (by extension) Often as gybe at: to balk, hesitate, or vacillate when faced with a course of action, plan, or proposal. • Alternative spelling of jibe | ||||||||
| 26% | 9 | Maritime ropes for adjusting sail position | ||||||
noun • A line rigged to a mast; -- used in hoisting rigging; a girtline. | ||||||||
In Position As A Sail Crossword Clue
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ATRIP which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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ATRIP
Updated: October 11, 2023
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