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Beat

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000496

To sail against the wind by making a series of tacks, alternating the boat's direction relative to the wind. This maneuver allows a sailing vessel to progress upwind by sailing at an angle to the wind, rather than directly into it. Each leg of the beat is called a tack, and the boat changes direction by performing a tacking maneuver.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000496
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMarine and shipyard
TranslationsGerman: am Wind kreuzen; Spanish: ceñir; French: louvoyer
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000496",
  "term": "Beat",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To sail against the wind by making a series of tacks, alternating the boat's direction relative to the wind. This maneuver allows a sailing vessel to progress upwind by sailing at an angle to the wind, rather than directly into it. Each leg of the beat is called a tack, and the boat changes direction by performing a tacking maneuver.",
  "subject": "Marine and shipyard",
  "translations": {
    "de": "am Wind kreuzen",
    "es": "ceñir",
    "fr": "louvoyer"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/beat/"
}

Record 541 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.