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brace by

brace by verb: to bring the yards in opposite directions on different masts when doing certain maneuvers.

Verb

brace by (third-person singular simple present braces by, present participle bracing by, simple past and past participle braced by)

  1. to bring the yards in opposite directions on different masts when doing certain maneuvers

Forms of brace by

third-person singular presentbraces by
present participlebracing by
past participlebraced by
pastbraced by

Questions about brace by

What does brace by mean?
Brace by means to bring the yards in opposite directions on different masts when doing certain maneuvers.
What part of speech is brace by?
Brace by is a verb.
What is the past tense of brace by?
The past tense of brace by is braced by.

Words near brace by in the dictionary

  1. Braccos
  2. brace
  3. brace aback
  4. brace about
  5. brace abox
  6. brace by
  7. brace in
  8. brace of shakes
  9. brace sharp
  10. brace up
  11. braceable

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