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"Luff" Definition

noun

Archaic The fullest part of the bow of a ship.
The act of sailing closer into the wind.
The forward side of a fore-and-aft sail.
The act of sailing a ship nearer the wind.
The forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail.

verb-transitive

To raise or lower (the boom of a crane or derrick).

verb

To turn the head of a ship toward the wind.

verb-intransitive

To flap while losing wind. Used of a sail.
To steer a sailing vessel closer into the wind, especially with the sails flapping.

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