"beam reach" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beam reaches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} beam reach (plural beam reaches)
  1. (nautical) The point of sail where the wind is blowing directly onto the side of the vessel Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-beam_reach-en-noun-iP65WgnJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Topics: nautical, transport

Verb

Forms: beam reaches [present, singular, third-person], beam reaching [participle, present], beam reached [participle, past], beam reached [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-beam_reach-en-verb-YSJZNjO9 Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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