luffed
Turned toward wind
Luffed is the past tense of luff, a sailing term.
To luff is to steer a boat closer to the wind, causing the sails to flap or lose power.
A sail luffs when it's not properly filled with wind: The mainsail luffed as we turned into the breeze.
Sailors luff intentionally to slow down or spill excess wind.
Ship's wind-catching fabric
- mainsailPrincipal vessel canvas
- jibTriangular sail forward
- spinnakerDownwind sailing sail
- genoaOversized forward sail
foresail · topsail · boom · mast · rigging · canvas · helm · rudder
Light, gentle air movement
Leading an organization
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
- featheringAdjusting blade pitch horizontally
- spillingLiquid flowing over edges
- depoweringRemoving force or authority
rounding up · bearing away · coming about · tacking · jibing · trimming · easing · sheeting
sail
Ship's wind-catching fabric
genoa · foresail · topsail · boom · mast · rigging · canvas · helm · rudder · tack
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
headwind · crosswind · windward · leeward · upwind · downwind
heading up
Leading an organization
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
- featheringAdjusting blade pitch horizontally
- spillingLiquid flowing over edges
depowering · rounding up · bearing away · coming about · tacking · jibing · trimming · easing · sheeting
flutter
Rapid light movement
shake · billow · waver · tremor · quiver · undulate · rustle