boxhaul (third-person singular simple present boxhauls, present participle boxhauling, simple past and past participle boxhauled)
(nautical) To bring (a square-rigged ship) onto a new tack by hauling back the foresails whilst steering hard round.
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Source: Wiktionary
Box"haul`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boxhauled.] (Naut.)
Definition: To put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short round on her heel; -- so called from the circumstance of bracing the head yards abox (i. e., sharp aback, on the wind). Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.