English Explanatory Dictionary

forereach

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays.
To advance or gain upon; said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing close-hauled.

Word forms

forereach forereaches forereaching forereached

Etymology

From fore- + reach.

Synonyms

head reach

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