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opkruisen:
- beat against the wind; ply against the wind; tack; sail against the wind

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Detailed Translations for opkruisen from Dutch to English

opkruisen:

opkruisen verbe

opkruisen (oplaveren)
to beat against the wind; ply against the wind; sail against the wind
- beat against the wind verbe (beats against the wind, beated against the wind, beating against the wind)
- ply against the wind verbe
- sail against the wind verbe
to tack
– turn into the wind ¹
- tack verbe (tacks, tacked, tacking)
  - The sailors decided to tack the boat¹
  - The boat tacked¹

Translation Matrix for opkruisen:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
tack		kleine spijker met platte kop; kopspijker; rijgsteek; spijkertje
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
beat against the wind	opkruisen; oplaveren	kruisen; laveren; tegen de wind in varen
ply against the wind	opkruisen; oplaveren
sail against the wind	opkruisen; oplaveren	kruisen; laveren; tegen de wind in varen
tack	opkruisen; oplaveren	aaneenrijgen; kruisen; laveren; overstag gaan; rijgen; tegen de wind in varen

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