box-haulingn.

Brit.

/ˈbɒkshɔːlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbɑksˌhɔlɪŋ/,

/ˈbɑksˌhɑlɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: box-haul v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < box-haul v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier boxing n.¹ 3.

Nautical.

The action of turning a ship across the wind quickly by setting the foremost sails aback, so that the vessel stops and may even start to move backwards before moving forward on the new tack.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > [noun] > methods of going about

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1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Box-hauling, is generally performed when the ship is too near the shore to have room for veering in the usual way.

1777 W. Hutchinson Treat. Pract. Seamanship 53 A ship in Box-hauling may be said to make two half boards, first running with her head, then with the stern up to the wind.

1897 Hawaiian Gaz. 10 Aug. 6/2 After three days of hard beating and box-hauling, we came to an anchorage.

1988 P. Allington in D. J. Starkey Devon's Coastline 73 ‘Boxhauling’ normally takes much longer than either 'tacking' or 'wearing', but can be used to advantage if a vessel fails to tack.

2005 H. Thompson To Edge of World i. viii. 144 His exhaustive knowledge of seamanship, from box-hauling to flatting in.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	box-hauling
释义	box-haulingn. Brit. /ˈbɒkshɔːlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbɑksˌhɔlɪŋ/, /ˈbɑksˌhɑlɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: box-haul v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < box-haul v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier boxing n.¹ 3. Nautical. The action of turning a ship across the wind quickly by setting the foremost sails aback, so that the vessel stops and may even start to move backwards before moving forward on the new tack. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > [noun] > methods of going about stayinga1618 boxing1766 box-hauling1769 gybing1769 wearing1769 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Box-hauling, is generally performed when the ship is too near the shore to have room for veering in the usual way. 1777 W. Hutchinson Treat. Pract. Seamanship 53 A ship in Box-hauling may be said to make two half boards, first running with her head, then with the stern up to the wind. 1897 Hawaiian Gaz. 10 Aug. 6/2 After three days of hard beating and box-hauling, we came to an anchorage. 1988 P. Allington in D. J. Starkey Devon's Coastline 73 ‘Boxhauling’ normally takes much longer than either 'tacking' or 'wearing', but can be used to advantage if a vessel fails to tack. 2005 H. Thompson To Edge of World i. viii. 144 His exhaustive knowledge of seamanship, from box-hauling to flatting in. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1769
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