CLOSE-HAULED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

close (at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other)

Domain category:

navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)

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