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broad reach

noun

, Nautical.
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Obama himself has a broad reach, with 24 million Twitter followers and nearly 34 million likes on Facebook.

After a run from the west to east mark, they had a broad reach home in a fine breeze, 'Britannia' keeping bell-wether.

A broad reach on starboard followed, 'Vigilant' setting her balloon jib-topsail very smartly.

On a broad reach of the Potomac the new-risen moon spread a vast sheet of tin-foil of a crinkled sheen.

In turning an angle of the river, however, a broad reach stretched away before us.

Pre-eminently so on the boundless sea, and in lesser degree, but most enjoyable also, on this broad reach of inland water.

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