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Tacking (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠how a sailor goes against the wind without fighting it: he keeps the wind in his sails.