clubhaul

See also: club haul

English

Etymology

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

Verb

clubhaul (third-person singular simple present clubhauls, present participle clubhauling, simple past and past participle clubhauled)

1. (transitive, nautical) 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.

Derived terms

• clubhauling

References

• Clubhaul, Webster's Dictionary.