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Definition of Forereach
1. v. t. To advance or gain upon; -- said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing closehauled.
2. v. i. To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays.
Definition of Forereach
1. Verb. (nautical) To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Forereach
1. [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Forereach
Literary usage of Forereach
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Practical Lunarian, & Seaman's Guide by Thomas Arnold (1822)
"As a ship will forereach while she is laying to with only one topsail aback, she
may be kept to the wind by the power of the helm ; but with two topsails ..."
2. Publications of the Navy Records Society by Navy Records Society (Great Britain) (1902)
"When we could lay within two or three points of her, tacked and stood after her;
she appeared to forereach upon us, but we rather gained to windward; ..."
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