close reach
[ klohs ]
/ kloʊs /
noun Nautical.
See under reach(def 26).
Origin of close reach
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby close reach
Definition for close 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.
synonym study for reach
See
grasp.
OTHER WORDS FROM reach
British Dictionary definitions for close reach
reach
/ (riːtʃ) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of reach
reachable, adjective reacher, nounWord Origin for reach
Old English
rǣcan; related to Old Frisian
rēka, Old High German
reihhen
Idioms and Phrases with close reach
reach