Tack

Tack is a term, that depending on its application has several different meanings. Many of these are related to sailing:

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In sailing, the tack is the lower corner of the sail's leading edge. On a sloop rigged sailboat, the mainsail tack is connected to the mast and the boom at the gooseneck. On the same boat, a foresail tack is clipped to the deck and forestay.

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See parts of a sail.

Sail: A sail is any type of surface intended to generate thrust by being placed in a wind —in essence a vertically-oriented wing. Sails are used in sailing....

Sloop: :For the warships of the 1800s to World War II, see Sloop-of-war....

Mainsail: A mainsail is the most important sail raised from the main (or only) mast of a sailing vessel....