tachometer - A gauge that measures engine revolutions per minute.
tack - 1 - The lower forward corner of a triangular sail 2 - The direction that a boat is sailing with respect to the wind. See also port tack and starboard tack.
tachometer - A device that indicates a motor's revolutions per minute.
tack - The forward, bottom corner of a sail; each leg of a zigzag course, sailed windward. The side on which the wind blows on the sail, as starboard tack or port tack.
The tachometer is hard to see from the wheel, and the helmsman cannot simultaneously steer and start or stop the engine.
 See also: Set, Trip line, Lines, Forward, High
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