brace about
brace about
dated In sailing, to turn the yards of the ship to the opposite position in order to tack to the other side or accommodate a change in the wind. The winds were so changeable that day that we spent more time bracing about than we did anything else.
See also: brace
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- brace around
- brace round
- bracing
- brace aback
- brace abox
- brace in
- brace by
- round to
- luff up
- off the wind