to be in irons

situation where a sailboat cannot move forward or steer effectively when pointed directly into the wind

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• British English

  /tə ˈbiː ˈɪn ˈaɪənz/Open converter

• American English

  /ˈtʌ ˈbi ˈɪn ˈaɪɚnz/Open converter

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