"boxhaul" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: boxhauls [present, singular, third-person], boxhauling [participle, present], boxhauled [participle, past], boxhauled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} boxhaul (third-person singular simple present boxhauls, present participle boxhauling, simple past and past participle boxhauled)
  1. (nautical, transitive, intransitive) To bring (a square-rigged ship) onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round. Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: box
    Sense id: en-boxhaul-en-verb-qqncp0~f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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