1) French word used in English 2) Head into the wind 3) Nautical maneuver 4) Sail close to the wind 5) Sail into the wind 6) Sail near the wind 7) Sail nearer the wind 8) Sailing 9) Steer closer to the wind 10) To let out so that it luffs 
The forward edge of a sail.
The forward edge of a sail.
windward side of a ship; forward edge of fore-and-aft sail
windward side of a ship; forward edge of fore-and-aft sail
Forward side of a fore-and-aft sail.
• (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. • (n.) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails. • (n.) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind. • (n.) The side of a s...
the leading edge of a sail, also used to describe the situation where the leading edge of the sail stalls.
The fore edge of a sail.
Forward edge of a fore and aftsail.
the front edge of a sail
Luff (lŭf) intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Luffed ; present participle & verbal noun Luffing .] (Nautical) To turn the head of a vessel toward the wind; to sail nearer the wind; to turn the tiller so as to mak...Luff noun [ Middle English lof , probably a sort of timber by which the course of a ship was directed, perhaps a sort of paddle; confer Dutch loef luff, loeven to luff. The word is perhaps akin to English glove . Confer Aloof .] (Nautical) (a) The sid...
The front or leading edge of a sail. 
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The forward edge of a triangular sail. In a mainsail the luff is that portion that is closest to the mast.
1. The forward edge of a sail. 2. To head a sailing vessel more towards the direction of the wind.
[n] - sailing close to the wind 2. [v] - sail close to the wind 3. [v] - flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides
[Treasure Island] to turn the bow of a ship toward the wind.
noun the act of sailing close to the wind
the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail. See diag. under