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Windward vs Tacking - What's the difference?

windward | tacking |


As nouns the difference between windward and tacking

is that windward is the direction from which the wind blows while tacking is loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.

As an adjective windward

is towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing.

As an adverb windward

is in a direction from which the wind blows, against the wind.

As a verb tacking is

.

Tacking vs Gybing - What's the difference?

tacking | gybing |


As verbs the difference between tacking and gybing

is that tacking is while gybing is .

As a noun tacking

is loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.

Tacking vs Beating - What's the difference?

tacking | beating |


As nouns the difference between tacking and beating

is that tacking is loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc while beating is action of the verb to beat .

As verbs the difference between tacking and beating

is that tacking is while beating is .

Jib vs Tacking - What's the difference?

jib | tacking |


In nautical|lang=en terms the difference between jib and tacking

is that jib is (nautical) usually with a modifier, any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast while tacking is (nautical) the act of changing tack.

As nouns the difference between jib and tacking

is that jib is (nautical) a triangular staysail set forward of the foremast in a sloop (see image) the basic jib reaches back roughly to the level of the mast while tacking is loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.

As verbs the difference between jib and tacking

is that jib is of a horse, to stop and refuse to go forward while tacking is .

Tacking vs Jibing - What's the difference?

tacking | jibing |


As a noun tacking

is loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.

As a verb tacking

is .

Tacking - What does it mean?

tacking | |

Fellstitch vs Tacking - What's the difference?

fellstitch | tacking |

Fellstitch is likely misspelled.


Fellstitch has no English definition.

As a noun tacking is

loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.

As a verb tacking is

present participle of lang=en.

Felling vs Tacking - What's the difference?

felling | tacking |


As verbs the difference between felling and tacking

is that felling is while tacking is .

As nouns the difference between felling and tacking

is that felling is the act by which something is felled while tacking is loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.

Tacking vs Snatching - What's the difference?

tacking | snatching |


As nouns the difference between tacking and snatching

is that tacking is loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc while snatching is the act by which something is snatched.

As verbs the difference between tacking and snatching

is that tacking is while snatching is .

Tacking vs Asaching - What's the difference?

tacking | asaching |

Asaching is likely misspelled.


Asaching has no English definition.

As a noun tacking

is loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.

As a verb tacking

is present participle of lang=en.

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