Close-hauled

adj, adv

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    with the sails trimmed as close to the wind as possible with all sails full and not shivering not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    with the sails close-hauled not-comparable

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