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Definition of close-hauled in English:

close-hauled

adjective

Sailing

  • (of a ship) having the sails hauled aft to sail close to the wind.

    ‘the third race proved the most exciting with three sailors taking a close-hauled course to the mark’
    • ‘any boat sailing close-hauled has the right of way over a boat sailing free’

Pronunciation

close-hauled

/klōsˈhôld/ /kloʊsˈhɔld/