Czech Meaning of luff
Návětrná strana plachty
Other Czech words related to Návětrná strana plachty
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Nearest Words of luff
- lufengpithecus => Lufengpithecus
- lues venerea => syfilis
- lues => Syfilis
- ludwigite => ludwigit
- ludwig wittgenstein => Ludwig Wittgenstein
- ludwig van beethoven => Ludwig van Beethoven
- ludwig mies van der rohe => Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
- ludwig josef johan wittgenstein => Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein
- ludwig boltzmann => Ludwig Boltzmann
- ludo => Člověče, nezlob se!
Definitions and Meaning of luff in English
luff (n)
(nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast
the act of sailing close to the wind
luff (v)
sail close to the wind
flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides
luff (n.)
The side of a ship toward the wind.
The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
The roundest part of a ship's bow.
The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails.
luff (v. i.)
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.
FAQs About the word luff
Návětrná strana plachty
(nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast, the act of sailing close to the wind, sail close to the wind, flap when the wind is
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lufengpithecus => Lufengpithecus, lues venerea => syfilis, lues => Syfilis, ludwigite => ludwigit, ludwig wittgenstein => Ludwig Wittgenstein,
