CLOSEHAULED

Meaning of CLOSEHAULED in English

( a. )

Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; -- said of a sailing vessel.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CLOSEHAULED — (a.) Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; -- said of …
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CLOSEHAULED — adj under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; said of …
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SAIL CLOSEHAULED — идти в крутой бейдевинд
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TACK — (v. t.) The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails; as, the starboard tack, or …
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TACK — (v. t.) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is …
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TACK (13) — (v. t.) To change the direction of (a vessel) when sailing closehauled, by putting the helm alee and shifting the …
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RUN (37) — (a.) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing closehauled; -- said of vessels.
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LEEBOARD — (n.) A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a vessel to lessen her leeway when closehauled, …
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GRIPE — (v. i.) To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing closehauled, requires constant labor …
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FOREREACH — (v. t.) To advance or gain upon; -- said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing closehauled.
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BOWLINE — (n.) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, …
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TACK — ( v. t. ) To change the direction of (a vessel) when sailing closehauled, by putting the helm alee and …
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TACK — ( v. t. ) The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails; as, the starboard …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TACK — ( v. t. ) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the …
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RUN — ( a. ) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing closehauled; -- said of vessels.
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LEEBOARD — ( n. ) A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a vessel to lessen her leeway …
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GRIPE — ( v. i. ) To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing closehauled, requires …
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BOWLINE — ( n. ) A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails, by …
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TACK — noun a stain; a tache. 2. tack ·vt to fasten or attach. 3. tack ·vt confidence; reliance. 4. tack ·noun …
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RUN
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LEEBOARD — noun a board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a vessel to lessen her leeway when closehauled, …
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GRIPE — noun a vulture; the griffin. 2. gripe ·vi to suffer griping pains. 3. gripe ·noun grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch. …
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FOREREACH — vi to shoot ahead, especially when going in stays. 2. forereach ·vt to advance or gain upon; said of …
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BOWLINE — noun a rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, …
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