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back and fill
Verb
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
（航海用語）風や潮流の影響で船が流されるのを防ぎ、川や水路の中央に船を安定させるために、帆が前後から交互に風を受けるように操る操作を行うこと
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(nautical) To manage the sails of a ship so that the wind strikes them alternately in front and behind, in order to keep the ship in the middle of a river or channel while the current or tide carries the vessel against the wind.
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back and fill
With the current pushing hard and the wind opposing them, the helmsman ordered the crew to back and fill the sails to keep the sloop centered in the channel.
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With the current pushing hard and the wind opposing them, the helmsman ordered the crew to back and fill the sails to keep the sloop centered in the channel.
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