The deliberate action of rotating a ship 180 degrees within its own length or a confined waterway, swapping the positions of the bow and stern. Pilots execute this maneuver using mooring lines, tugs, or the ship's own thrusters and propellers. It allows a vessel to depart a dock facing the opposite direction from how it arrived.
Heard on the job
We need to wind the ship on the spring line before the tide drops too low.
Insider tip
Pronounced with a long 'i' (like 'find'), not like the weather phenomenon.
Also heard as
- wind ship