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- pronunciation:
- luhf
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of sailing into the wind.
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| definition 2: |
the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
luffs, luffing, luffed |
| definition 1: |
to bring the bow of a vessel into the wind or close to the wind.
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| definition 2: |
of a sail, to flutter or shake from losing wind or being set too close to the wind.
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| definition 3: |
to lower or raise the jib of a crane.
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