| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the direction from which the wind blows; -- said of a sailing vessel.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb closehauledly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (closehauledly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective closehauled.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CLOSEHAULED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
