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luff - translation to arabic
FAMILY NAME
Luff (sailing); Luff (disambiguation)
LUFF
ألاسم
إِبْحارٌ نَحْوَ الرِّيح
luff
اتجاة السفينة نحو الربح
luff
فِعْل : يدير رأس المركب نحو الريح
Definition
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.
Examples of use of luff
1. Luff said the India–UK relations was as strong as Britain‘s relations with the USA.
2. Sex on Legs, a 75,000 word novel written and read by Brian Luff, will be available for download on audible.co.uk despite Mr Luff, a London–based comedian, having no contract with a traditional book publisher.
3. Oliver Letwin, Peter Luff and Andrew Robathan, elected during the 1''0s, were positive veterans.
4. Mr Luff told the Standard: «We are seriously considering launching a full–scale parliamentary inquiry.
5. Mr Luff clearly riled Mr Blair during the Premier‘s final grilling by the Commons Liaison Committee, which is made up of the chairman of all the select committees.