boxhaul
[
boks
-hawl]
/ˈbɒksˌhɔl/
verb (used with object)
,
Nautical
1.
to put (a square-rigged sailing vessel) on a new tack by bracing the head yards aback and backing onto the new heading.
Origin
1760-70;
box
1
(v.) +
haul
British Dictionary definitions for
boxhaul
boxhaul
/
ˈbɒksˌhɔːl
/
verb
1.
(
nautical
) to bring (a square-rigger) onto a new tack by backwinding the foresails and steering hard round