About The Word Luff
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Luff
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What's The Definition Of Luff?
[n] sailing close to the wind
[v] flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; of sails [v] sail close to the wind Synonyms | Synonyms for Luff: point Related Terms | Find terms related to Luff: See Also | flap | sail | sailing | undulate | wave Luff In Webster's Dictionary \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\, 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}, or {To luff alee}, to make the extreme of this movement, for the purpose of throwing the ship's head into the wind. |
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