haul out

Definitions

1. 1

   To come out of the water, in order to rest

   • The general impression, as derived both from the printed reports and oral communications, seems to be that the vast majority, if not all, of the bachelors haul out on the beaches during the season.
   • Seals haul out on the rocks near Chamisso Island in late summer and autumn.
2. 2

   To pull on an outhaul in order to extend (a sail) along a spar, or to pull on a…

   To pull on an outhaul in order to extend (a sail) along a spar, or to pull on a reef-tackle to reef (a sail).

   • Haul up and spill the sail, as if you were going to furl it, then haul out the reef-tackles and reef it.
   • When the yard is down, but not before, haul out the reeftackles, and haul taut the buntlines — the yard will brace in easier if the ship is luffed to make the weather leach of the sail lift.
3. 3

   To turn sharply in order to deviate from the current heading or course.

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   1. 4

      To pull a boat out of the water

      To pull a boat out of the water; (by extension, loosely) to drydock a ship.

      • They managed to haul out their motorboat by paying a local to drag it ashore with a line hitched to a truck.
      • A small marine railway at Fleming Landing can haul out boats up to 35 feet in length.
      • That is why, wherever there is a threat of ice forming, mariners haul out their boats, if they possibly can, or escape the threat.
   2. 5

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see haul, out.

      • Why not haul out fresh manure and cover?

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