ALL meanings of forereach
fore·reach
F f - noun forereach (nautical) To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays. 1
- verb without object forereach to gain, as one ship on another. 1
- verb without object forereach to maintain headway, as when coming about or drifting after taking in sail or stopping engines. 1
- verb with object forereach to gain upon; catch up with. 1
- verb with object forereach to pass. 1
- verb forereach (nautical) To advance or gain upon; said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing close-hauled. 0
- verb forereach to keep moving under momentum without engine or sails 0
- verb forereach to surpass or outdo 0
- verb transitive forereach to overtake and pass, esp. in a sailboat 0
- intransitive verb forereach to keep moving forward while heading into the wind 0