close-hauled: Meaning and Definition of

close-hauled

Pronunciation: (klōs'hôld'), [key]
— adj., adv. Naut.
  1. as close to the wind as a vessel will sail, with sails as flat as possible; full and by.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
close harmony close helmet
✖
 

 

sandbbox logo
©2022 Sandbox Networks Inc. All rights reserved. Sandbox Learning is part of Sandbox & Co., a digital learning company.