Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fore-and-aft sail | Yes | No | No | No |
luff | Yes | No | Yes | No |
fore-and-aft sail (noun) | luff (noun) |
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any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction | the act of sailing close to the wind |
(nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast |
fore-and-aft sail (verb) | luff (verb) |
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flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides | |
sail close to the wind |