crosshauls

Noun

crosshaul (countable and uncountable, plural crosshauls)

1. (logistics) The transportation of goods away from a locality while similar goods are simultaneously transported into the same locality, often resulting in inefficiencies.
   • In attempting both to define the nature of the crosshaul and to arrive at a quantitative measurement of its effects, comparison may be made of the freights actually paid with those that would be paid were the movement from mills freightwise nearest.1932, United States. Federal Trade Commission, Report of the Federal Trade Commission on Price Bases Inquiry: The Basing-point Formula and Cement Prices., U.S. Government Printing Office, page 135
2. A method of shifting cargo or rigging by moving it across rather than along the length of a vessel.
   • If you don't have a second track for your headsail's lead, a second line, like a Barberhauler or crosshaul, can redirect a lead ourboard or inboard, respectively.1995 August, Tom Whidden, “The Magic of Black Magic”, in Yachting, volume 178, number 2, page 28

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