Wear Round (Verb)
Meaning
Turn into the wind; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The captain shouted to wear round as the storm approached from their left side.
- In order to avoid the rocky shoreline, the sailor decided it was time to wear round.
- When the crew spotted the lighthouse to their left they knew they had to wear round to stay on course.
- During the regatta, the yachts had to wear round several times to round the buoy markers.
- As night began to fall, the sailors decided to wear round and head towards the dock for safety.