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Meanings of luff up in anglès

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Usage of luff up in anglès
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We had to luff up a little to reach her.
Paddy Finn
2
Often she was almost gunwale under before we could luff up in time to ease her.
Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor
3
Tom in reply, Why you no luff up?
The Confessions of a Beachcomber
4
Afterwards the master said to me in a shy mumble, She wouldn't luff up in time, somehow.
The Mirror of the Sea
5
I began to fear that the ship would be right over us, when presently we saw her luff up.
Happy Jack, and Other Tales of the Sea
6
This caused him to luff up, and the "Scorpion," shooting ahead, poured a raking broadside into his bows.
Ronald Morton; or, the Fire Ships: A Story of the Last Naval War
7
The captain, ordering the man at the helm to luff up, fired; the rest of us in succession followed his example.
The Two Whalers; Or, Adventures in the Pacific
8
When the enemy, therefore, at last passed under our stern, we were able to luff up and avoid the raking fire he poured in.
James Braithwaite, the Supercargo: The Story of his Adventures A...
9
By luffing up she ran the risk of getting into the wind.
The Three Admirals
10
The barque's sails were shivering, as she luffed up to the wind.
Peter the Whaler
11
On this the mate, luffing up, ordered us to lower the sail.
Peter Trawl; Or, The Adventures of a Whaler
12
The frigate luffed up into the wind and became unmanageable.
Ronald Morton; or, the Fire Ships: A Story of the Last Naval War
13
The moment that she had fired she luffed up into our wake once more.
The Log of a Privateersman
14
Suddenly he luffed up with his head to the northward.
Old Jack
15
I caught sight of her flag as she luffed up!
From Powder Monkey to Admiral: A Story of Naval Adventure
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Suddenly luffing up, the enemy fired her whole broadside.
Ben Burton: Born and Bred at Sea
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