Defenition of the word luff

• Defenition of the word luff

  • sailing close to the wind
  • flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; of sails
  • sail close to the wind
  • flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; "the sails luffed"
  • the act of sailing close to the wind
  • (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast
  • flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides

Synonyms for the word luff

• • point

Hypernyms for the word luff

• • edge
  • flap
  • roll
  • sail
  • sailing
  • undulate
  • wave

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