box off

verb

To turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback.

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Meanings

verbbox off (third-person singular simple present boxes off, present participle boxing off, simple past and past participle boxed off)

present singular third person boxes off · participle present boxing off · participle past boxed off · past boxed off

  1. nauticalTo turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback.
  2. To enclose an area and separate it from a larger area by surrounding it in walls.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
brick off
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APA

box off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20off

MLA

“box off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “box off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20off.

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