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Meaning of beam reach | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The point of sail where the wind is blowing directly onto the side of the vessel

Examples

“We're sailing on a beam reach.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

beam sea beam splitter beam steering beam tracing beam tree beam-ends