Sinonim 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)

hypernym	:	flap, roll, undulate, wave,
definition	:	move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion (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)

derivation	:	luff, point,
definition	:	sail close to the wind (verb.motion)

6. flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides (verb.motion)

derivation	:	luff,
definition	:	the act of sailing close to the wind (noun.act)

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)

derivation	:	luff, point,
definition	:	sail close to the wind (verb.motion)

8. flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides (verb.motion)

derivation	:	luff,
definition	:	the act of sailing close to the wind (noun.act)