Answer to "Yachtsman's maneuver" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TACKING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1968.

Yachtsman's maneuver crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer Likelyness Letters
TACKING100 %7

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Yachtsman's maneuver

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.
  • tacking
  • corinthian
  • moorage
  • ted
  • ascot
  • boater
  • chichester
  • ene
  • henley
  • regatta
  • sporty
  • stinkpot

Crossword Answer definitions

TACKING verb
  1. To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
  2. To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
  3. To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.
  4. To add something as an extra item.
  5. Often paired with "up", to place the tack on a horse.
TACKING noun
  1. Loose temporary stitches in dressmaking etc.
  2. The act of changing tack.
  3. A union of securities given at different times, all of which must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can interpose a claim.
  4. The joining together of consecutive periods of possession of property, especially between squatters in cases of adverse possession.

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