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- [verb klohz hawl]
- /verb kloʊz hɔl/
- /kləʊz hɔːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [verb klohz hawl]
- /verb kloʊz hɔl/
Definitions of close-hauled word
- adjective close-hauled with the sails flat, so as to sail as close to the wind as possible 3
- adjective close-hauled (nautical) with the sails trimmed as close to the wind as possible with all sails full and not shivering. 0
- adverb close-hauled with the sails close-hauled. 0
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Origin of close-hauled
First appearance:
before 1760 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1760-70
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Close-hauled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
close-hauled popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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