By easing the halyard, the luff of the sail was made to sag to leeward.
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Luff
/lʌf/
Synonyms for "luff" (19 found)
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11 entriesedge of sailforeedgejib luffleading edgeluff into windluff sailsluff the windluff upluffing sailsmainsail luffsail part
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"The man at the helm was watching the luff of the sail and whistling away gently to himself."
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I thought how my life is like a little boat and I must hold the tiller steady against the buffeting of wind and waves, and how sometimes, like this morning, I lose my hold somehow and the sail luffs helplessly and the little vessel wallows, turning this way and that in the swell.
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"Helm there! Luff, luff a point! So; steady, man, steady!"
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