(nautical) to bring the yards around to make the smallest possible angle with the fore and aft line when sailing close-hauled

(nautical) to bring the wind onto the forward side of the sails to slow the ship

(nautical) to bring the yards more square to the fore and aft line

(of water) Salty or slightly salty, as a mixture of fresh and sea water, such as that found in estuaries. / Distasteful; unpleasant; not appealing to the taste. / Repulsive

(US, military) Acronym of Base Realignment and Closure.

A band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament. / The strap of a wristwatch, used to secure it around the wrist. / (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) A handcuff.

(transitive) To surround with, or as if with, a bracelet; to ring or encompass.

A wristband typically composed of silicone, often featuring a slogan etc. and sold for charity to raise awareness of a cause.

simple past tense and past participle of brace

Having braces or similar supports. / (heraldry, of multiple figures of the same form) Interlaced.