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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Closehauled

· Close·hauled · IPA
01 a. Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to…
  1. 1.
    Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible; -- said of a sailing vessel.(Naut.)