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Definition of Boxhauling
1. n. A method of going from one tack to another. See Boxhaul.
Definition of Boxhauling
1. boxhaul [v] - See also: boxhaul
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boxhauling
Literary usage of Boxhauling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of the Examination of Masters and Mates as Instituted by the by Seaton, William C (1875)
"Up helm, square in the after yards, and as she falls off before the wind proceed
as directed in boxhauling (245). If it is desirable to wear her short round ..."
2. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"Let us tack again ! " exclaimed the lieutenant. The pilot shook his head, as he
replied: — "There is no more tacking or boxhauling to be done tonight. ..."
3. Stories (1896)
"For three days they had been boxhauling the yards about to no purpose, and it
was sickening work running stunsail-booms out to airs that died in their ..."
4. George Hamilton Perkins, Commodore, U. S. N.: His Life and Letters by Carroll Storrs Alden (1914)
"During the day they took charge of the deck, and gave orders for tacking, wearing,
or boxhauling. They made their observations, and calculated the latitude ..."
5. Fraser's Magazine by Thomas Carlyle (1882)
"... the men by boxhauling them yards about, sir,' said he, looking at me. '
If our anchor was over, I should reckon some big fish had got hold of it, ..."
6. The Sailor's Word-book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, Including by William Henry Smyth (1867)
"boxhauling. Is an evolution by which a ship is veered sharp round on her heel,
when the object is to avoid making a great sweep. The helm is put a-lee, ..."
7. A manual of yacht and boat sailing by Dixon Kemp (1880)
"boxhauling.—In tacking a ship to make her torn on her heel by hauling the head
sheets a- weather, and getting stern-way on. Practised by square-rigged ships ..."
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