luff in English

verb
1
steer (a sailing vessel) nearer the wind to the point at which the sails just begin to flap.
I came aft and luffed her for the open sea
noun
1
the edge of a fore-and-aft sail next to the mast or stay.
Nonchalant references to booms and jibs and kites and cleats and luffs and lees and heeling and tacking and pointing high can leave the nautical ingénue helpless in a riptide of argot.
verb

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1. After clarification and filtration the lactose content of the filtrate is determined by the Luff-Schoorl method.

2. Luff, of the Brussels Bar, with an address for service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of A.F.

3. After clarification and filtration the lactose content of the filtrate is determined by the Luff-Schoorl method

4. In Middle English, Aloof was originally a nautical term; the loof (now spelled luff) is the windward side of a ship

5. Running Backstays are used to put tension into the forestay, so the jib luff is held in a near-straight line which is better for pointing

6. Some Battens enter from the luff, others from the leech so check to make sure that the closure system where the Battens have been inserted has been properly secured

7. If so called Backwinding is occurring, slight decrease in halyard/cunningham tension will help to flatten the leading edge section of the luff and the 'slot open' distance become larger

8. A small amount of Backwinding is normal, but if the whole luff area is really backing, then remove a chock to allow the mast to bend more until Backwinding is reduced to an acceptable level.

9. Aloof (adv.) 1530s, "to windward," from a-(1) "on" + Middle English loof "windward direction," probably from Dutch loef (Middle Dutch lof) "the weather side of a ship" (see luff (n.))

10. This fine control of the sail without need for the crew to leave the deck, is achieved by Brailing up.Rather than lowering the mainsail, it is gathered up against its own luff and head by means of lines called brails.This technique is an effective way of stowing the mainsail and gives fine control over the power obtained from the sail.