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Luff alee
(gcide) | Alee \A*lee"\, adv. [Pref. a- + lee.] (Naut.)
On or toward the lee, or the side away from the wind; the
opposite of aweather. The helm of a ship is alee when pressed
close to the lee side.
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Hard alee, or Luff alee, an order to put the helm to the
lee side.
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To luff alee
(gcide) | Luff \Luff\ (l[u^]f), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Luffed (l[u^]ft); p.
pr. & vb. n. Luffing.]
1. (Naut.) 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.
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2. (Naut.) To flutter or shake from being aligned close to
the direction of the wind; -- said of a sail.
[PJC]
To luff round, or To luff alee, to make the extreme of
this movement, for the purpose of throwing the ship's head
into the wind.
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