tack
n//tæk//nubb, kurs, nubba, göra slag, vända genom vinden
A small nail with a flat head.
(figurative) A direction or course of action, especially a new one; a method or approach to solving a problem.
Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals.
(transitive) To nail (something) with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
(nautical) To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.