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Definition of luffs in English Turkish dictionary
- luff
- (Askeri) larmo yakası
- luff
- (Askeri) orsa yakası
- luff
- (Askeri) orsalamak
- luff
- orsa etmek
- luff
- orsa seyri
- luff
- orsa seyir
- luff
- orsasına seyretmek
- luff
- orsa et
- luff
- flok ve velena yelkenlerinde lerno yakası ve astarı
- luff
- orsa palangası
- luff
- (fiil) orsa etmek
- luff
- orsa seyiri
- luff
- luff tackle adi palanga
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Definition of luffs in English English dictionary
- plural of , luff
- third-person singular of luff
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- to let out so that it luffs
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- {v} to put the tiller towards the lee side, to sail nearer to the wind
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- {v} to bring near or close to the wind
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- flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; "the sails luffed"
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- sail close to the wind In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately; used in a good sense; as, they luckily escaped injury
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- (wind) To turn the BLADEs of a windmill into the wind so they will rotate F - lofer S - cenir el viento
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- The edge of a sail toward the bow of a boat
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- – To tremble; said of sails when a boat is headed in a direction too close to the wind
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- 1 The forward edge of a sail 2 To alter course so that the boat sails closer to the wind or turns into the wind 3 A sail luffs when the wind backs it close to the luff, i e when the boat is pointed too close to the wind or when the sail is not trimmed in far enough
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- {f} turn a ship toward the wind (Nautical)
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- 1 The forward edge of a sail; 2 To bring the boat closer to the wind making the sails flutter, or luff; 3 To bring a boat head to wind
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- Good fortune; favorable issue or event
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- sail close to the wind
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- sailing close to the wind flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; "the sails luffed" sail close to the wind In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately; used in a good sense; as, they luckily escaped injury
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- To alter the vertical angle of the jib of a crane so as to bring it level with the load
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- The side of a ship toward the wind
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- Producing, or resulting in, good by
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- The vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the wind
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- a) To change course toward the wind b) The leading edge of a sail
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- The forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail Also to cause the sail to flutter
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- The act of sailing a ship close to the wind
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- To alter course to windward so that the sails luff. (Alternatively luff up)
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- To turn the head of a vessel toward the wind; to sail nearer the wind; to turn the tiller so as to make the vessel sail nearer the wind
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- The roundest part of a ship's bow
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- Being without luck; unpropitious; unfortunate; unlucky; meeting with ill success or bad fortune; as, a luckless gamester; a luckless maid
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- Forward edge of sail
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- To shake due to being trimmed improperly
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- The state or quality of being lucky; as, the luckiness of a man or of an event
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- Favored by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune; said of persons; as, a lucky adventurer
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- sailing close to the wind flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; "the sails luffed"
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- (a) To keep closer to the wind; (b) The forward edge of a sail
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- sailing close to the wind
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- The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and- aft sails
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- Two meanings: The luff is the forward edge of a sail To luff is to have the sails flapping
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- to let out [a sail] so that it luffs
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- {i} (Nautical) forward edge of a sail; wide part near the bow of a boat
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- 1) To steer close to the wind 2) The rippling effect on a sail caused when, in this condition, the sail begins to spill its wind
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- The weather-gauge The part of a vessel towards the wind A sailing close to the wind (Dutch, loef, a weather-gauge ) To luff is to turn the head of a ship towards the wind Luff!- i e Put the tiller on the leeside This is done to make the ship sail nearer the wind Luff round! Throw the ship's head right into the wind Luff a-lee! Same as luff round A ship is said to spring her luff when she yields to the helm by sailing nearer the wind Keep the luff The wind side
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- To bring a vessel's head nearer to the wind, so the sails start to spill wind, by putting the helm down or increasing the sail area toward the stern Also the order--as in "luff round!" or "luff up!"--to throw the ship's head into the wind in order to tack