close reach
The point of sail where the wind is blowing just ahead of the beam of the vesselThe point of sail where the wind is blowing just ahead of the beam of the vessel
» With the new law on pensions, I'm not close to reaching mine.
С новым законом о пенсиях я своей не дождусь. — marafon
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1 sensesThe point of sail where the wind is blowing just ahead of the beam of the vessel
We're sailing on a close reach.
Examples
1 sentencesWith the new law on pensions, I'm not close to reaching mine.
ruС новым законом о пенсиях я своей не дождусь. — marafon
Forms
plural: close reaches| Singular | close reach |
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.