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Definition 2024
beam_reach
beam reach
English
Noun
beam reach (plural beam reaches)
- (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)
- (nautical) To sail on a beam reach.