CLOSE-HAULED


Meaning of CLOSE-HAULED in English

/klohs"hawld"/ , adj., adv. Naut.

as close to the wind as a vessel will sail, with sails as flat as possible; full and by.

[ 1760-70 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .