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luff
noun
verb
the act of sailing close to the wind
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lʌf
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noun
the act of sailing close to the wind
noun
(nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast
verb
flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides
“the sails luffed”
verb
sail close to the wind
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the sails luffed
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