broad reach
Speech parts
1. broad reach - Noun
2. broad reach - Verb
Meaning
broad reach (plural broad reaches)
(nautical) The point of sail where the wind is blowing sternwards of the side of the vessel
We're sailing on a broad reach.
broad reach (third-person singular simple present broad reaches, present participle broad reaching, simple past and past participle broad reached)
(nautical) To sail on a broad reach
Examples
I pick projects according to how fascinating they are to me, and it has resulted in a broad reach. My records are actually in five different sports: balloons, airplanes, airships, gliders, and sailboats.
I really like the Observer. I think I'd love to have a column with a broad reach that would enable me to do some proper reporting, but keep it on sort of a humorous level. I've always had a very happy experience writing for them.
A beam reach is with the wind at right angles to the boat, a close reach is anywhere between beating and a beam reach, and a broad reach is between a beam reach and running.
It is curious, but Silverlight which started out as a broad reach plugin is gradually moving towards a Windows platform runtime, though it still runs on a Mac with some limitations, mainly lack of COM interop.
The most noteworthy event recorded during his reign was the construction of state granaries in large numbers throughout Japan, indicating the broad reach of imperial power at the time.
It has evolved into a powerful, influential medium in Hong Kong with a diverse audience and a broad reach since becoming a free newspaper in September 2007.