LUFF CHIEFLY SAILING

Meaning of LUFF CHIEFLY SAILING in English

luff chiefly Sailing

■ noun the edge of a fore-and-aft sail next to the mast or stay.

■ verb steer (a yacht) nearer the wind.

↘obstruct (an opponent in yacht racing) by sailing closer to the wind.

Origin

ME: from OFr. lof , prob. from Low Ger.

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LUFF — (naut.) luv (-ar)
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CHIEFLY — precipue
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SAILING — noun Date: before 12th century 1. the technical skill of managing a ship ; navigation , the method of determining …
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LUFF — I. noun Etymology: Middle English lof spar holding out the windward tack of a sail, weather side of a ship, …
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CHIEFLY — I. adverb Date: 14th century most importantly ; principally, especially , for the most part ; mostly , mainly , …
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SAILING — or yachting Sport or pastime of racing or cruising a sailboat or yacht. A modern yacht (from a Dutch word …
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LUFF — I. ˈləf noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English luff, loff, from Middle French lof, probably from (assumed) Middle Dutch …
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CHIEFLY — I. ˈchēflē, -li adverb Etymology: Middle English chefly, chiefly, from chef, chief, adjective + -ly 1. : most importantly : …
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SAILING — noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English seiling, sailing, from gerund of seilen, sailen to sail — more at sail …
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SAILING — (n.) The art of managing a vessel; seamanship; navigation; as, globular sailing; oblique sailing.
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SAILING — (n.) The act of one who, or that which, sails; the motion of a vessel on water, impelled by wind …
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SAILING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sail
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LUFF — (v. i.) To turn the head of a vessel toward the wind; to sail nearer the wind; to turn the …
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LUFF — (n.) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails.
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LUFF — (n.) The roundest part of a ship's bow.
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LUFF — (n.) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
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LUFF — (n.) The side of a ship toward the wind.
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CHIEFLY — (adv.) For the most part; mostly.
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CHIEFLY — (adv.) In the first place; principally; preeminently; above; especially.
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SAILING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Sail
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SAILING — ( n. ) The art of managing a vessel; seamanship; navigation; as, globular sailing; oblique sailing.
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SAILING — ( n. ) The act of one who, or that which, sails; the motion of a vessel on water, impelled …
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LUFF — ( v. i. ) To turn the head of a vessel toward the wind; to sail nearer the wind; to …
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LUFF — ( n. ) The side of a ship toward the wind.
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LUFF — ( n. ) The roundest part of a ship's bow.
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LUFF — ( n. ) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails.
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LUFF — ( n. ) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
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CHIEFLY — ( adv. ) In the first place; principally; preeminently; above; especially.
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CHIEFLY — ( adv. ) For the most part; mostly.
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SAILING — /say"ling/ , n. 1. the activity of a person or thing that sails. 2. the departure of a ship from …
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LUFF — /luf/ , n. Naut. 1. the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail. See diag. under sail . v.i. 2. to …
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CHIEFLY — /cheef"lee/ , adv. 1. primarily; essentially: He phoned chiefly to let us know he was feeling better. 2. mainly; mostly: …
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SAILING — n. act of cruising, act of traveling on a sailboat; act of operating and navigating a sailboat
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LUFF — v. turn a ship toward the wind (Nautical)
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LUFF — n. (Nautical) forward edge of a sail; wide part near the bow of a boat
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CHIEFLY — adv. mainly, primarily
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LUFF — I. ˈləf noun Etymology: Middle English lof spar holding out the windward tack of a sail, weather side of a …
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CHIEFLY — I. ˈchē-flē adverb Date: 14th century 1. : most importantly : principally , especially 2. : for the most part …
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SAILING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of sail. 2. sailing ·noun the art of managing a vessel; seamanship; navigation; as, globular sailing; oblique …
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LUFF — noun the roundest part of a ship's bow. 2. luff ·noun the side of a ship toward the wind. 3. …
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CHIEFLY — adv for the most part; mostly. 2. chiefly ·adv in the first place; principally; preeminently; above; especially.
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CHIEFLY — ■ adverb mainly; especially. ↘mostly.
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LUFF — [luff] n [ME, weather side of a ship, luff, fr. MF lof weather side of ship] (14c) 1: the act …
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CHIEFLY — [chief.ly] adv (14c) 1: most importantly: principally, especially 2: for the most part: mostly, mainly [2]chiefly adj (1870): of or …
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LUFF — luff BrE AmE lʌf ▷ luffed lʌft ▷ luffing ˈlʌf ɪŋ ▷ luffs lʌfs
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SAILING — / ˈseɪlɪŋ; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] the sport or activity of travelling in a boat with sails …
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CHIEFLY — / ˈtʃiːfli; NAmE / adverb not completely, but as a most important part SYN primarily , mainly : We are …
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SAILING — sail ‧ ing /ˈseɪlɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [uncountable] the sport or activity of travelling in or directing a …
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CHIEFLY — chief ‧ ly /ˈtʃiːfli/ BrE AmE adverb mostly but not completely SYN mainly : The work consists chiefly of interviewing …
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LUFF — n. & v. (also loof) Naut. --n. 1 the edge of the fore-and-aft sail next to the mast or stay. …
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CHIEFLY — adv. above all; mainly but not exclusively.
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LUFF — n. & v. (also loof) Naut. n. 1 the edge of the fore-and-aft sail next to the mast or stay. …
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CHIEFLY — adv. above all; mainly but not exclusively.
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LUFF — n. & v. (also loof) Naut. --n. 1. the edge of the fore-and-aft sail next to the mast or stay. …
Oxford English vocab
CHIEFLY — adv. above all; mainly but not exclusively.
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SAILING — ( sailings) 1. Sailing is the activity or sport of sailing boats. There was swimming and sailing down on the …
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CHIEFLY — You use chiefly to indicate that a particular reason, emotion, method, or feature is the main or most important one. …
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SAILING — (~s) 1. Sailing is the activity or sport of ~ boats. There was swimming and ~ down on the lake. …
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CHIEFLY — You use ~ to indicate that a particular reason, emotion, method, or feature is the main or most important one. …
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SAILING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sailing boat British English baseball/outdoors/sailing etc enthusiast ▪ a keep-fit enthusiast sailing boat sailing …
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CHIEFLY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE concerned ▪ In 1240 Edward succeeded his father as keeper of the king's works …
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SAILING — [noun]Sailing is the sport or activity of using boats with sails.a sailing cluba sailing dinghyShe loves sailing.A sailing is when …
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CHIEFLY — [adverb]The island chiefly (= mostly) attracts upmarket tourists.Those chiefly (= more than others) responsible were never brought to justice.
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CHIEFLY — Synonyms and related words : a fortiori, ab initio, ab ovo, aborigine, above all, all in all, all the more, …
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