broad reach

noun

The point of sail where the wind is blowing from sternwards of the side of the vessel

“We're sailing on a broad reach.”

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Meanings

nounbroad reach (plural broad reaches)

plural broad reaches

  1. nauticalThe point of sail where the wind is blowing from sternwards of the side of the vessel

    We're sailing on a broad reach.

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

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

  1. nauticalTo sail on a broad reach

Translations

Finnish laitamyötäinen, purjehtia laitamyötäiseen
  • laitamyötäinenpoint of sail
  • purjehtia laitamyötäiseenpoint of sail
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APA

broad reach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broad%20reach

MLA

“broad reach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broad%20reach. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broad reach,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broad%20reach.

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