luff

İngilizce - Türkçe

luff teriminin İngilizce Türkçe sözlükte anlamı: (Askeri) larmo yakası; (Askeri) orsa yakası; (Askeri) orsalamak; (Askeri) orsa seyri; orsa etmek; orsa seyir; orsasına seyretmek; orsa et; flok ve velena yelkenlerinde lerno yakası ve astarı; orsa palangası; (fiil) orsa etmek; orsa seyiri; luff tackle adi palanga
luff rope: (Askeri) larmo yakası halatı
luff tackle: orsa palangası

İngilizce - İngilizce

luff teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı: to let out so that it luffs; To alter course to windward so that the sails luff. (Alternatively luff up); The vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the wind
By easing the halyard the luff of the sail sagged to leeward.; To shake due to being trimmed improperly; To alter the vertical angle of the jib of a crane so as to bring it level with the load; {v} to put the tiller towards the lee side, to sail nearer to the wind; {v} to bring near or 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; (wind) To turn the BLADEs of a windmill into the wind so they will rotate F - lofer S - cenir el viento; The edge of a sail toward the bow of a boat; – To tremble; said of sails when a boat is headed in a direction too close to the wind; 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; {f} turn a ship toward the wind (Nautical); 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; Good fortune; favorable issue or event; sail close to the wind; 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; The side of a ship toward the wind; Producing, or resulting in, good by; a) To change course toward the wind b) The leading edge of a sail; The forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail Also to cause the sail to flutter; The act of sailing a ship close to the wind; 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; The roundest part of a ship's bow; Being without luck; unpropitious; unfortunate; unlucky; meeting with ill success or bad fortune; as, a luckless gamester; a luckless maid; Forward edge of sail; The state or quality of being lucky; as, the luckiness of a man or of an event; Favored by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune; said of persons; as, a lucky adventurer; sailing close to the wind flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; "the sails luffed"; (a) To keep closer to the wind; (b) The forward edge of a sail; sailing close to the wind; The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and- aft sails; Two meanings: The luff is the forward edge of a sail To luff is to have the sails flapping; to let out [a sail] so that it luffs; {i} (Nautical) forward edge of a sail; wide part near the bow of a boat; 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; 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; 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
choke the luff: to temporarily stop the movement of a rope through a block by jamming the sheave with the hauling rope; a pull on the rope releases it
luffed: past of luff
luffing: present participle of luff
luffing: The act of raising or lowering the boom vertically
luffing: When the forward part of the sail is fluttering
luffing: Pointing the boat into the wind - sail flapping
luffing: Altering course towards the wind; heading up Luffing or bearing away is presumably the boat's proper course
luffing: luffing occurs when the airflow stalls when travelling across the sail
luffs: plural of , luff
luffs: third-person singular of luff