brace aback

English

Verb

brace aback (third-person singular simple present braces aback, present participle bracing aback, simple past and past participle braced aback)

(nautical) to bring the wind onto the forward side of the sails to slow the ship

Translations

bring the wind onto the forward side of the sails

Norwegian: brase bakk

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