Boxhaul

/ˈbɒks.hɔːl/

/ˈbɑks.hɔl/

Translation of "boxhaul" into Russian

Verb

/ˈbɒks.hɔːl/

/ˈbɑks.hɔl/

boxhaul

boxhauls

boxhauled Past Simple / Past Participle

boxhauling Gerund

поворотить

The captain decided to boxhaul the ship to avoid the storm.

Капитан решил поворотить корабль, чтобы избежать шторма.

Noun

/ˈbɒks.hɔːl/

/ˈbɑks.hɔl/

A manoeuvre in which a sailing vessel is brought head to wind and turned by backing the sails.

The crew practised the boxhaul repeatedly during training.

Verb

/ˈbɒks.hɔːl/

/ˈbɑks.hɔl/

To turn a ship's head through the wind by backing the sails.

The captain ordered the crew to boxhaul the ship to avoid the approaching storm.