Meaning Of The Word Back and fill

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Back and fill Meaning

Back and fill Definition
Back and fill Definition

What's The Definition Of Back and fill?

back and fill in British English
to handle sails so that they alternately spill wind and fill with wind, as in maneuvering in a narrow channel
to manoeuvre the sails by alternately filling and emptying them of wind to navigate in a narrow place
to trim the sails of a boat so that the wind strikes them first on the forward and then on the after side

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