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close-hauled

adjective

Meaning

  1. With the sails trimmed as close to the wind as possible with all sails full and not shivering
  2. With the sails close-hauled

Etymology / origin

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Related words

close(English)high(English)close to the wind(English)head to wind(English)fore-and-aft-rigged(English)closehanded(English)line abreast(English)hand-tight(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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