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Meaning of boxhaul | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

To bring (a square-rigged ship) onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round.

ambitransitive

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

boxhauled boxhauling boxhauls boxing boxing and coxing boxing and locking