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luff::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | edge |
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | sailing |
Examples of luff
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The windward, luff, corner is secured by a sheet often called a preventer.
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Luff has always paid the rent with a varied catalogue of car-related jobs.
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Its luff runs down the mast and is normally attached to the mast for its entire length.
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Most shape is given to the sail by a very strong downhaul, bending the mast in the luff tube.
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Luff was a youthful whiz in the one-make Mirage Cup, winning the series outright in 1999 and 2000.
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Don't know the difference between a leech and a luff?
From the chron.com
All modern gliders have built-in dive recovery mechanisms such as luff lines in kingposted gliders.
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Skipper Dean Barker said he had to luff to avoid a couple of spectator boats and lifted a hull to avoid the official boat.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The leading edge of a sail is called the luff.
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- Sail 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; "the sails luffed"
- In sailing the parts of a sail have common terminology for each corner and edge of the sail.
- In sailing, luffing refers to when a sailing vessel is steered far enough toward the direction of the wind ("windward"), or the sheet controlling a sail is eased so far past optimal trim, that airflow over the surfaces of the sail is disrupted and the sail begins to "flap" or "luff" (the luff of ...
- Luffness is a hamlet in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies between the towns of Gullane and Aberlady and is approximately 20 miles east of Edinburgh.
- The vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the wind; To shake due to being trimmed improperly; To alter course to windward so that the sails luff. ...
- (Luffing) A description of a flapping motion along the luff (leading edge) of a sail. A sail begins to luff when the air flow stalls when traveling across the sail. Luffing is a sign that the sail is not properly trimmed or that the boat is trying to sail too close to the eye of the wind (pinching.)
- (Luffing) Altering course toward the wind.
