backwind — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel

   Examples

   If a sailing boat's bow is pointing too high into the wind the sails backwind.

Noun

1. The flow of air so deflected

Verb

1. To wind backwards.

   Usage

   • Transitive

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   This works because tape packs with equal diameters also have equal circumferences, therefore the distance the tape on each deck travels when backwound from the edit point is the same.