| 释义 |
box-haul, v.|ˈbɒkshɔːl|
[f. box v.1 13 + haul.]
To veer a ship round on her heel, when it is impracticable to tack or make a great sweep. ‘The helm is put a-lee, the head-yards braced flat aback, the after-yards squared, the drivers taken in, and the head-sheets hauled to windward; when she begins to gather stern-way the helm is shifted and sails trimmed.’ Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. Hence ˈbox-hauling vbl. n.
1769Falconer Dict. Marine (1789) Box-hauling is generally performed when the ship is too near the shore to have room for veering in the usual way. |