beam reach

noun

The point of sail where the wind is blowing directly onto the side of the vessel

“We're sailing on a beam reach.”

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Meanings

nounbeam reach (plural beam reaches)

plural beam reaches

  1. nauticalThe point of sail where the wind is blowing directly onto the side of the vessel

    We're sailing on a beam reach.

verbbeam reach (third-person singular simple present beam reaches, present participle beam reaching, simple past and past participle beam reached)

present singular third person beam reaches · participle present beam reaching · participle past beam reached · past beam reached

  1. nauticalTo sail on a beam reach.
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APA

beam reach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beam%20reach

MLA

“beam reach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beam%20reach. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beam reach,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beam%20reach.

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