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Adjective: close-hauled  'klows'hold
  1. (seafaring) having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible
    "You are then close-hauled, travelling as close to the wind as possible"

See also: close

Encyclopedia: Close-hauled

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close-knit
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