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beam_reach

beam reach

English

Noun

beam reach (plural beam reaches)

  1. (nautical) The point of sail where the wind is blowing directly onto the side of the vessel
    We're sailing on a beam reach.

Verb

beam reach (third-person singular simple present beam reaches, present participle beam reaching, simple past and past participle beam reached)

  1. (nautical) To sail on a beam reach.