Usually means: Change direction while sailing; happen.
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verb:  (intransitive) To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen; to exist.
verb:  (intransitive, nautical) To tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking. See also come to.
verb:  (intransitive) To change; to come round.

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