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luff
v.
turn a ship toward the wind (Nautical)
n.
(Nautical) forward edge of a sail; wide part near the bow of a boat
Luff
Luff or
luffing may refer to:
luff
Noun
1. sailing close to the wind
(hypernym) sailing
Verb
1. sail close to the wind
(synonym) point
(hypernym) sail
(classification) navigation, pilotage, piloting
2. flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; "the sails luffed"
(hypernym) roll, undulate, flap, wave
Luff
(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.
(n.)
The side of a ship toward 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.
(n.)
The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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luff
v. a.
جہاز کا منہ ہوا کي طرف پھيرنا
luff
n.
1.
ہوا کا رخ
2.
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