tack
noun
a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
will have tacked
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future perfectof tack.future perfect
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
Example Sentences
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Before we could reach the boat and get her under weigh yonder ship will have tacked, and fast as the Eva is she would never catch her in this light breeze.
From The Missing Merchantman by William Heysham Overend
