Luff

[lʌf]

(noun.) the act of sailing close to the wind.

(noun.) (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast.

(verb.) flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; 'the sails luffed'.

(verb.) sail close to the wind.

道格拉斯校对--From WordNet

(n.) The side of a ship toward the wind.

(n.) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.

(n.) The roundest part of a ship's bow.

(n.) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails.

(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.

校对:杜鲁门

v. n. (Naut.) Sail nearer the wind, bring the bow into the wind.

编辑:汤姆

n. the windward side of a ship: the act of sailing a ship close to the wind: the loof.—v.t. to turn a ship towards the wind.

编辑:桑德拉