DOWNHAUL
Meaning of DOWNHAUL in English
transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdau̇n-ˌhȯl ]
noun
Date: 1669
: a rope or line for hauling down or holding down a sail or spar
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.
Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.
2003