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inhaul

inhaul noun: a rope used to haul in the clew of a sail, or a jib boom.

Noun

inhaul (plural inhauls)

  1. A rope used to haul in the clew of a sail, or a jib boom

Forms of inhaul

pluralinhauls

Origin of inhaul

From in- + haul.

Questions about inhaul

What does inhaul mean?
Inhaul means a rope used to haul in the clew of a sail, or a jib boom.
What part of speech is inhaul?
Inhaul is a noun.
What is the plural of inhaul?
The plural of inhaul is inhauls.

Words near inhaul in the dictionary

  1. inharmonies
  2. inharmonious
  3. inharmoniously
  4. inharmoniousness
  5. inharmony
  6. inhaul
  7. inhauler
  8. inhaulers
  9. inhauls
  10. inhaunce
  11. inhaunces

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