📖 Definitions of "Luffing"
verb
- 1
(of a sail) To shake due to being trimmed improperly.
- 2
(of a boat) To alter course to windward so that the sails luff. (Alternatively luff up)
- 3
To let out (a sail) so that it luffs.
- 4
To alter the vertical angle of the jib of a crane so as to bring it level with the load.
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