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boxhaul

[ boks-hawl ]
/ ˈbɒksˌhɔl /
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verb (used with object) Nautical.

to put (a square-rigged sailing vessel) on a new tack by bracing the head yards aback and backing onto the new heading.

Nearby words

  1. boxer-style,
  2. boxercise,
  3. boxfish,
  4. boxful,
  5. boxgrove man,
  6. boxhead,
  7. boxholder,
  8. boxing,
  9. boxing day,
  10. boxing glove

Origin of boxhaul

1760–70; box1 (v.) + haul
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Examples from the Web for boxhaul

  • There are times when you tack and wear, and boxhaul ship every fifteen minutes.

    The Flying Bo'sun|Arthur Mason

British Dictionary definitions for boxhaul

boxhaul

/ (ˈbɒksˌhɔːl) /

verb

nautical to bring (a square-rigger) onto a new tack by backwinding the foresails and steering hard round
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