Words and phrases that have a meaning related to luff: (130 results)
Often used in the same context:
headsail, mainsheet, forestay, spinnaker, mainsail, halyards, backstay, genoa, clew, centreboard, foresail, headstay, jib, leeward, daggerboard, staysail, bowsprit, trysail, vang, mizzen, windward, sterns, solent, skeg, topmast, astern, rudder, reefing, centerboard, chine, canting, dismasting, furling, gunwale, gibing, dihedral, abeam, cunningham, towline, rhumb line, scow, forepeak, keels, sistership, hawser, fin keel, roaring forties, cammas, bowman, windlass, companionway, jethou, amidships, sponson, spock, seawards, foredeck, ushant, afterguard, towrope, hydraulic ram, hull, knots, yawl, topsail, clove hitch, sails, foremast, spi, multihull, outrigger, monohull, kerguelen, overhand knot, groundspeed, gitana, strakes, sheave, ketch, bowline, clevis, batten, transom, ebb tide, mistral, mainmast, allen wrench, sponsons, capstan, reacher, propeller shaft, winch, trimaran, davit, steerer, azzurra, anticyclone, southerly buster, gilmour, capsize, midships, tumblehome, shot, squeeze, tack, tangent, avenue, backwards, bang, bends, cut, downwards, keel, knuckle, lift, nip, spur, stave, tap, track, tuck, turn
Appears in the definition of:
fore-and-aft topsail, gaff topsail
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— Adjectives for luff: first, short, second, close, double, taut, poor, sharp, better, sudden, attentive, more...
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