beam reach


noun Nautical.

See under reach(def 27).

Definition for beam reach (2 of 2)

reach
[ reech ]
/ ritʃ /

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

Origin of reach

before 900; (v.) Middle English rechen, Old English rǣcan (cognate with German reichen, Dutch reiken); (noun) derivative of the v.

SYNONYMS FOR reach

1 attain.
24 area, sphere, scope.

synonym study for reach

See grasp.

OTHER WORDS FROM reach

British Dictionary definitions for beam reach

reach
/ (riːtʃ) /

verb

noun

Derived forms of reach

reachable, adjective reacher, noun

Word Origin for reach

Old English rǣcan; related to Old Frisian rēka, Old High German reihhen

Idioms and Phrases with beam reach

reach