close reach

English

Noun

close reach (plural close reaches)

  1. (nautical) The point of sail where the wind is blowing just ahead of the beam of the vessel
    We're sailing on a close reach.

Verb

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

  1. (nautical) To sail on a close reach

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