close-hauled

adjective

with the sails trimmed as close to the wind as possible with all sails full and not shivering

Similar
on a bowlineclose
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Meanings

adjectiveclose-hauled (not comparable)

alternative closehauled

  1. not comparablenauticalwith the sails trimmed as close to the wind as possible with all sails full and not shivering

    Synonyms: on a bowline

adverbclose-hauled (not comparable)

alternative closehauled

  1. not comparablewith the sails close-hauled

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivewith the sails trimmed as close to the wind as possible with all sails full and not shivering

Similar
on a bowline

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
close

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech ostře proti větru
  • ostře proti větruclose to the wind
Cite this entry
APA

close-hauled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close-hauled

MLA

“close-hauled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close-hauled. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “close-hauled,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close-hauled.

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