ALL meanings of boxhaul
box·haul
B b - verb boxhaul to bring (a square-rigger) onto a new tack by backwinding the foresails and steering hard round 3
- verb transitive boxhaul to change (the course of a sailing ship) by veering around sharply instead of tacking normally 3
- verb with object boxhaul to put (a square-rigged sailing vessel) on a new tack by bracing the head yards aback and backing onto the new heading. 1
- verb boxhaul (nautical) To bring a square-rigged ship onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round. 0