Meaning Of The Word Boxhaul
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What's The Definition Of Boxhaul?
boxhaul in British English
to change (the course of a sailing ship) by veering around sharply instead of tacking normally transitive verb: to put (a square-rigged sailing vessel) on a new tack by bracing the head yards aback and backing onto the new heading verb: to bring (a square-rigger) onto a new tack by backwinding the foresails and steering hard round |
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