close-hauled
[
klohs
-
hawld
]
/ˈkloʊsˈhɔld/
adjective, adverb
,
Nautical
1.
as close to the wind as a vessel will sail, with sails as flat as possible; full and by.
Origin
1760-70
British Dictionary definitions for
close-hauled
close-hauled
/
ˌkləʊsˈhɔːld
/
adjective
1.
(
nautical
) with the sails flat, so as to sail as close to the wind as possible