'close-hauled' definitions:

Definition of 'close-hauled'

adjective

Having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible

Definition of 'close-hauled'

From: GCIDE

Closehauled \Close"hauled`\, close-hauled \close-hauled\, a. (Naut.) Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible; -- said of a sailing vessel. [1913 Webster] close-knit

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