Meaning Of The Word Close-hauled
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Close-hauled Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Close-hauled?
close-hauled in American English
as close to the wind as a vessel will sail, with sails as flat as possible; full and by close-hauled in British English adjective: with the sails flat, so as to sail as close to the wind as possible |
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