back and fill английский

Значение back and fill значение

Что в английском языке означает back and fill?

back and fill

(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. (figurative) To take opposite positions alternately; to assert and deny.

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