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downhauls

downhauls is the plural of downhaul.

Meaning of downhaul

Noun

downhaul (plural downhauls)

  1. Any rope used to haul down a sail or spar.
    • The only sail that is wholly ours is the spanker. They control absolutely--sheets, halyards, clewlines, buntlines, braces, and down-hauls--every sail on the fore and main. We control the braces on the mizzen, although they control the canvas on the mizzen.1914, Jack London, The Mutiny of the Elsinore, Chapter XLVI

Phrases with downhauls

Questions about downhauls

What is downhauls the plural of?
Downhauls is the plural of downhaul.

Words near downhauls in the dictionary

  1. downgyved
  2. Downham
  3. Downham Market
  4. downhanging
  5. downhaul
  6. downhauls
  7. downhearted
  8. downheartedly
  9. downheartedness
  10. downhill
  11. downhill creep

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