blanketing
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Meaning · English
A maneuver in which one vessel covers or becalms another with its sails.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
The latter hailed for water, and was so much more nimble in coming round, that she managed to get on ‘Gwendolin’s’ weather before she had gathered way, and gave her such a complete blanketing as left her almost in irons.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “blanketing” mean?
A maneuver in which one vessel covers or becalms another with its sails.
Is “blanketing” formal or informal?
blanketing is generally slang.