Usually means: Sailing directly into the wind.
Definitions Related words Mentions
We found 15 dictionaries that define the word close-hauled:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. close-hauled: Merriam-Webster
  2. close-hauled: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. close-hauled: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. close-hauled, close-hauled: Collins English Dictionary
  5. close-hauled: Vocabulary.com
  6. close-hauled: Wordnik
  7. close-hauled: Wiktionary
  8. close-hauled: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. close-hauled: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. close-hauled: Dictionary.com
  11. close-hauled: Rhymezone
  12. close-hauled: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  13. close-hauled: FreeDictionary.org
  14. close-hauled: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. close-hauled: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (close-hauled)

adjective:  (nautical) with the sails trimmed as close to the wind as possible with all sails full and not shivering
adverb:  with the sails close-hauled

Similar:

Types:

Words similar to close-hauled

Usage examples for close-hauled

Idioms related to close-hauled

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular nouns described by close-hauled

Words that often appear near close-hauled

Rhymes of close-hauled

Invented words related to close-hauled

Similar:

Types:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux