"close-hauled" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} close-hauled (not comparable)
  1. (nautical) with the sails trimmed as close to the wind as possible with all sails full and not shivering Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: on a bowline Translations (close to the wind): ostře proti větru (Czech)
    Sense id: en-close-hauled-en-adj-l5IUwMqV Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: closehauled

Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} close-hauled (not comparable)
  1. with the sails close-hauled Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-close-hauled-en-adv-p4HgmJmp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: closehauled

Alternative forms

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