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luff
IPA(Pronunciation)
Verb
intransitive
of a sail
of a boat
transitive
Japanese Meaning
（航海用語）帆が適切に整えられていないため、風で揺れること / （航海用語）船が風上に向かって進路を変更し、帆を風に合わせて調整すること
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(nautical, of a sail, intransitive) To shake due to being trimmed improperly. / (nautical, of a boat, intransitive) To alter course to windward so that the sails luff. (Alternatively luff up)
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luff
When the wind shifted, the mainsail began to luff, and we had to ease the sheet immediately.
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When the wind shifted, the mainsail began to luff, and we had to ease the sheet immediately.
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