LUFF

• (noun) the act of sailing close to the wind

• (noun) (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast

• (verb) flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides

  "the sails luffed"

• (verb) sail close to the wind

  synonyms : point

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