Meaning of haul-out | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A location where seals or sea lions haul out.
2. The act of hauling out (bringing ashore) a boat, especially for repair and maintenance.

Examples

“Sea lions using haul-outs could be disturbed by closely approaching tour boats and charter/private vessels.”

“Along the mainland coast of the SCB, however, haul-out and rookery sites are relatively scarce.”

“At haul-outs, seals may rest and socialise but pup births are rare.”

“I treated the complex of haul-outs at Cape Pierce as a single site and considered combined totals of the averaged daily counts from all haul-outs.”

“Use the best bottom paint for your area to lengthen time between haul-outs.”

“This boat hoist facility at Bryant's Marina, Inc., Seattle, Wash., is a handy haul-out, whether for repair, storage , shipment or other reasons.”

“It's haul-out day, later in the season than is good for the boat or me,”

“Because the crane had a minimum charge, it was much cheaper to schedule a haul-out at the same time other boats were being moved in the yard.”

“Some yacht clubs have similar haul-out facilities to marinas and make them available to non-members, albeit at a higher rate than that for club boats.”

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