luff
English Thesaurus
1. the act of sailing close to the wind (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | sailing, |
| definition | : | riding in a sailboat (noun.act) |
2. (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | edge, |
| definition | : | the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | fore-and-aft sail, |
| definition | : | any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | navigation, sailing, seafaring, |
| definition | : | the work of a sailor (noun.act) |
3. flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides (verb.motion)
4. sail close to the wind (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | sail, |
| definition | : | travel on water propelled by wind (verb.motion) |
| domain category | : | navigation, pilotage, piloting, |
| definition | : | the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place (noun.act) |
5. the act of sailing close to the wind (noun.act)
| derivation | : | luff, |
| definition | : | flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides (verb.motion) |
6. flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides (verb.motion)
7. the act of sailing close to the wind (noun.act)
| derivation | : | luff, |
| definition | : | flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides (verb.motion) |
8. flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides (verb.motion)
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