close reach

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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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