clubhaul
See also: club haul
English edit
Etymology edit
club + haul; derived from nautical clubbing (dragging an anchor along the seabed) and hauling (changing direction).
Verb edit
clubhaul (third-person singular simple present clubhauls, present participle clubhauling, simple past and past participle clubhauled)
- (transitive, nautical) To force (a sailing vessel) to change tack by dropping the lee-anchor and hauling in the anchor cable to swing the stern to windward.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Clubhaul, Webster's Dictionary.