Closehauled

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Close´hauled`

(Naut.) Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible; - said of a sailing vessel.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Near the wind
On a bowline
On a wind
To ease a ship
To eat to windward
To sail free

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