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Webster 1913 Edition

Downhaul

Down′haulˊ

(doun′ha̤lˊ)

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Noun.

(Naut.)

A rope to haul down, or to assist in hauling down, a sail;

as, a staysail

downhaul

; a trysail

downhaul

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Definition 2024

downhaul

downhaul

English

Noun

downhaul ‎(plural downhauls)

(nautical) Any rope used to haul down a sail or spar

Hypernyms

cordage

Translations

rope used to haul down sail or spar

Finnish: neerhaalari, alasvetäjä

Italian: alabbasso m