beam reach

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English

Noun

beam reach (plural beam reaches)

  1. (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)

  1. (nautical) To sail on a beam reach.