verb
orzar
luff
The word "orzar" in Spanish is a nautical term that means "to head up" or "to turn the bow of a ship closer to the wind."
In sailing, when a ship "orza," it moves its bow more toward the direction from which the wind is coming. This is the opposite of "arribar," which means turning the bow away from the wind.
"Orzar" is mainly used in maritime contexts.
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Examples
El capitán decidió orzar para evitar las olas más grandes.verb
The captain decided to luff to avoid the bigger waves.
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