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Qué (quién) es luff {{chiefly Sailing}} - definición
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)
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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.
