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close-hauled

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close-hauled (klshôld)
adv. & adj. Nautical
With sails trimmed flat for sailing as close to the wind as possible.
close-hauled [ˌkləʊsˈhɔːld]
adj
(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical with the sails flat, so as to sail as close to the wind as possible
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.close-hauled - having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible
sailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailor
close - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"
Translations
close-hauled [ˌkləʊsˈhɔːld] adj (Naut) → di bolina
close-hauled [ˌkləʊsˈhɔːld] adj (Naut) → di bolina


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Sailing with the wind she did her best; but in quarter-ing or when close-hauled she drifted terribly, as a nautical man might have guessed she would.
Pellucidar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
It was gloomy weather; dead head wind, blowing quite half a gale; the Ferndale under reduced sail was stretching close-hauled across the track of the homeward bound ships, just moving through the water and no more, since there was no object in pressing her and the weather looked threatening.
Chance by Conrad, Joseph View in context
A heavy surf thundered and burst over an outjutting rock; lowering storm-clouds covered the sky; and, outside the line of surf, a pilot-schooner, close-hauled, heeled over till every detail of her deck was visible, was surging along against a stormy sunset sky.
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