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verbsail close to the wind
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"the sails luffed"verbflap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides
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noun(nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the masttype of:part of:
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nounthe act of sailing close to the windtype of:
Definition that contains luff
- chow breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China
- puff a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
- bluff the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
- memphis largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River
- boa a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur
- woolly having a fluffy character or appearance
- fluff erect or fluff up
- dandelion any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls
- ruffle erect or fluff up
- vicksburg a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson; focus of an important campaign during the American Civil War as the Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut the Confederacy into two halves