head reach

English

Alternative forms

Noun

head reach

  1. (nautical) The distance to windward traversed by a vessel while tacking.

Verb

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

  1. (nautical) Synonym of forereach.
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