broad reach

English

Noun

broad reach (plural broad reaches)

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

Translations

Verb

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

  1. (nautical) To sail on a broad reach

Translations
point of sail
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