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What (who) is luff {{chiefly Sailing}} - definition
FAMILY NAME
Luff (sailing); Luff (disambiguation)
luff {{chiefly Sailing}}
luff chiefly Sailing
¦ noun the edge of a fore-and-aft sail next to the mast or stay.
¦ verb steer (a yacht) nearer the wind.
?obstruct (an opponent in yacht racing) by sailing closer to the wind.
Origin
ME: from OFr. lof, prob. from Low Ger.
Luff
·noun The roundest part of a ship's bow.
II. Luff ·noun The side of a ship toward the wind.
III. Luff ·noun The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
IV. Luff ·noun The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails.
V. Luff ·vi 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.
Peter Luff (campaigner)
CAMPAIGNER
Peter Luff (Campaigner)
Peter John Roussel Luff FRSA FRGS (born 14 September 1946), is a British campaigner and activist. He has been active in a number of non-governmental organisations with varying goals.
