Luff Meaning in Spanish

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1. (v. i.) To turn the head of a vessel toward the wind; to sail nearer the wind; to turn the tiller so as to make the vessel sail nearer the wind.
2. (n.) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails.
3. (n.) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
4. (n.) The side of a ship toward the wind.
5. (n.) The roundest part of a ships bow.

1. (n.) A small genus of tropical cucurbitaceous plants having white flowers, the staminate borne in racemes, and large fruits with a dry fibrous pericarp. The fruit of several species and the species themselves, esp. L. Aegyptiaca, are called dishcloth gourds.
2. (n.) The fibrous skeleton of the fruit, used as a sponge and in the manufacture of caps and womens hats; -- written also loofah.
3. (n.) Any plant of this genus, or its fruit.

1. (imp. & p. p.) of Luff

1. (n.) See Louver.

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Luff