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Detailed Translations for luff from English to Dutch

luff:

luff [the ~] nom

  1. the luff (wind side)
    de loef; de hogerwal

Translation Matrix for luff:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
hogerwal luff; wind side
loef luff; wind side
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- point

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Related Definitions for "luff":

  1. the act of sailing close to the wind1
  2. (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast1
  3. flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides1
    • the sails luffed1
  4. sail close to the wind1

Wiktionary Translations for luff:

luff
noun
  1. vertical edge of a sail
luff
noun
  1. de kant waar de wind vandaan komt

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