clubhaul

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. 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. transitive

词形变化

clubhauls present,singular,third-person clubhauling participle,present clubhauled participle,past clubhauled past

词源

From club + haul; derived from nautical clubbing (dragging an anchor along the seabed) and hauling (changing direction).
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