boxing off

A form of box off — To turn the head of a vessel either way by bracing the headyards aback.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of box off
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APA

boxing off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boxing%20off

MLA

“boxing off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boxing%20off. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boxing off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boxing%20off.

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