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Definition of Haul up

1. Verb. Come to a halt after driving somewhere. "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haul Up

Literary usage of Haul up

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New American Practical Navigator: Being an Epitome of Navigation by Nathaniel Bowditch (1826)
"When the ship begins to veer, the yard being kept braced sharp up, let go the tack anil wline, and haul up the weather clue-garnet. ..."

2. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1908)
"... have capacity to haul up the same grade at any speed up to 18.5 miles per hr. This is for continuous duty. At maximum duty for short periods the FIG. ..."

3. The American Coast Pilot: Containing the Courses and Distances Between the by Edmund March Blunt (1822)
"... opening Cape creek, till you deepen into 4 fathoms, then haul up N. or NN VV. along the beach until you get up with Fort Johnson, where you may anchor. ..."

4. The New Practical Navigator: Being a Complete Epitome of Navigation: to by John Hamilton Moore (1810)
"A. I «ill haul the fore-sail up and furl it, balance the mi/en, hnul it out to keep her to, then haul up the weather main clur-garnet and bunt- line, ..."

5. Lumber, Its Manufacture and Distribution by Ralph Clement Bryant (1922)
"See Log haul-up; Log jack. Log haul-up. An inclined plane with a trough up which logs ... log jacker, log haul, log haul-up, log hoist. 2. See Log haul-up. ..."

6. The Practical Navigator, and Seaman's New Daily Assistant: Being an Epitome by John Hamilton Moore (1791)
"A. 1 would haul the Fore-fail up and furl it, balance the Mizen, haul it out to keep her to, then haul up the Weather Main-clue- garnet and Bunt-line, ..."

7. A Military Dictionary: Or, Explaination of the Several Systems of Discipline by William Duane (1810)
"These extraordinary guards are relieved at daybreak. PORT rufet, in a ship, such ropes as Serve to haul up and let down the ports on the port holis. ..."

8. The Manufacture of Pulp and Paper: A Textbook of Modern Pulp and Paper Mill by J. Newell Stephenson (1922)
"A cable then supports the adjusted end of the log haul-up, and the chain blocks ... Power Required for Haul-Up. — The angle of inclination of this class of ..."

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