close reach
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]close reach (plural close reaches)
- (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
[edit]close reach (third-person singular simple present close reaches, present participle close reaching, simple past and past participle close reached)
- (nautical) To sail on a close reach