HAUL OFF • DICCIONARIO INGLES.COM • Definition of Haul off

/hɔl ɔf/ Listen

verb

Haul v. i.

(Naut.) To change the direction of a ship by hauling the wind. See under Haul, v. t. "I... hauled up for it, and found it to be an island."

To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked.

To haul around (Naut.), to shift to any point of the compass; said of the wind.

To haul off (Naut.), to sail closer to the wind, in order to get farther away from anything; hence, to withdraw; to draw back.

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Haul off" Quotes from Famous Books

... "We'll see if we can hold them back first. Perhaps, when they see that we mean business and are armed, they may haul off." ...

— Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise - or, The Dash for Dixie • Louis Arundel