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broad_reach
broad reach
English
Noun
broad reach (plural broad reaches)
- (nautical) The point of sail where the wind is blowing sternwards of the side of the vessel
- We're sailing on a broad reach.
Verb
broad reach (third-person singular simple present broad reaches, present participle broad reaching, simple past and past participle broad reached)
- (nautical) To sail on a broad reach