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luffs

luffs is the plural of luff.

luffs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of luff.

Meaning of luff

Noun

luff (plural luffs)

  1. The vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the wind.
    • By easing the halyard, the luff of the sail was made to sag to leeward.
  2. The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
  3. The roundest part of a ship's bow.
  4. The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails.

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Proper noun capitalized: Luffs

Luffs

  1. (plural) plural of Luff

Phrases with luffs

Questions about luffs

What is luffs the plural of?
Luffs is the plural of luff.
What part of speech is luffs?
Luffs is a proper noun.

Words near luffs in the dictionary

  1. luffin
  2. luffing
  3. luffing up
  4. Luffman
  5. Luffmans
  6. luffs
  7. luffs up
  8. luffward
  9. Lufkin
  10. Lufkins
  11. LUFS

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