💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Luff tackle"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| luffnoun | (nautical) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind. |
| fallnoun | The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity. |
| tackle blocknoun | (mechanics) A pulley over which a rope runs. |
| sister blocknoun | (nautical) A tackle block having two sheaves, one above the other. |
| relieving tacklenoun | (nautical) A temporary tackle attached to the tiller of a vessel during a storm. |
| gin blocknoun | A simple form of tackle block, having one wheel, over which a rope runs. |
| tail blocknoun | (nautical) A block having a rope about it, and on an end hanging several feet from it. |
| tacklenoun | (sports, countable) A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football. |
| cunninghamnoun | A Scottish habitational surname and clan. |
| blocknoun | A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. |
| stay tacklenoun | (nautical) A large hoisting tackle fixed by a pendant to the mainstay of a ship. |
| foretacklenoun | (nautical) The tackle that attaches or hooks on to the pendant (on a masthead or foremast) for the purposes of hoisting, tautening, or securing a stay. |
| tailnoun | (anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca. |
| latchingnoun | The act of fastening a latch. |
| top-blocknoun | (nautical) A large ironbound block strapped with a hook, and, when used, hung to an eyebolt in the cap, used in swaying and lowering the topmast. |
| lugsailnoun | A quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely; a lug. |
| tacknoun | A small nail with a flat head. |
| span blocknoun | (nautical) Any of the blocks at the topmast and topgallant-mast heads, for the studding-sail halyards. |
| lateen | (nautical) A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail. |
| lasketnoun | (obsolete, nautical) latching (loop) |
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