luff

[luff]

The act of sailing close to the wind

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The side of a ship toward the wind

Noun
sailing close to the wind

Verb
flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; "the sails luffed"

Verb
sail close to the wind

n.
The side of a ship toward the wind.

n.
The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.

n.
The roundest part of a ship's bow.

n.
The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails.

v. i.
To turn the head of a vessel toward the wind; to sail nearer the wind; to turn the tiller so as to make the vessel sail nearer the wind.

Luff

Luff , n. [OE. lof, prob. a sort of timber by which the course of a ship was directed, perh. a sort of paddle; cf. D. loef luff, loeven to luff. The word is perh. akin to E. glove. Cf. Aloof.] (Naut.) (a) The side of a ship toward the wind. (b) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind. (c) The roundest part of a ship's bow. (d) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails. Luff tackle, a purchase composed of a double and single block and fall, used for various purposes. Totten. -- Luff upon luff, a luff tackle attached to the fall of another luff tackle. R. H. Dana, Jr.

Luff

Luff , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Luffed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Luffing.] (Naut.) To turn the head of a vessel toward the wind; to sail nearer the wind; to turn the tiller so as to make the vessel sail nearer the wind. To luff round, ∨ To luff alee, to make the extreme of this movement, for the purpose of throwing the ship's head into the wind.

The side of a ship toward the wind

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