broad reach

English

Noun

broad reach (plural broad reaches)

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

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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

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