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Definition of 'luff'English
Noun
( en-noun)
(nautical) The vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the wind.
- By easing the halyard, the luff of the sail was made to sag to leeward.
(nautical) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
(nautical) The roundest part of a ship's bow.
(nautical) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails.
Verb
( en-verb)
(nautical|of a sail|intransitive) To shake due to being trimmed improperly.
(nautical|of a boat|intransitive) To alter course to windward so that the sails luff. (Alternatively luff up )
(nautical) to let out [a sail] so that it luffs.
(mechanical) To alter the vertical angle of the jib of a crane so as to bring it level with the load.
* {{quote-book
|year=1999
|author=Howard I. Shapiro, Jay P. Shapiro, Lawrence K. Shapiro
|title=Cranes and Derricks
|page=95
|isbn=0070578893
citation
|passage=The tower is mounted on a slewing platform, which also carries the power plant and the counterweights, while the jib is supported and luffed by fixed pendant ropes.}}
Derived terms
* luff alee
* luffing crane
* luff round
* luff tackle
* luff upon luff
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