"downhaul" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: downhauls [plural]
Etymology: down- + haul Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|haul}} down- + haul Head templates: {{en-noun}} downhaul (plural downhauls)
  1. (nautical) Any rope used to haul down a sail or spar. Wikipedia link: downhaul Categories (topical): Nautical Hypernyms: cordage Derived forms: galley downhaul Translations (rope used to haul down sail or spar): neerhaalari (Finnish), alasvetäjä (Finnish), alabbasso [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-downhaul-en-noun-9Dylk1ph Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with down- Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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