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How to pronounce “luff”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of luff with real speech in context.
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- Definition summary
- (nautical) The vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the wind.
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How to pronounce luff
Analysis of Global Security
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Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “luff”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (nautical) The vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the wind.
- (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]
- (nautical, of a sail, intransitive) To shake due to being trimmed improperly.
- (nautical, of sailing vessels, intransitive) To bring the ship's head up closer to the wind. (Alternatively luff up)
- (nautical, transitive) 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.
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