English Explanatory Dictionary

boxhaul

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To bring (a square-rigged ship) onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round.

Word forms

boxhaul boxhauls boxhauling boxhauled

Synonyms

box
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