Usually means: Gain distance while sailing upwind.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word forereach:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. forereach: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. forereach: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. forereach: Collins English Dictionary
  4. forereach: Wordnik
  5. forereach: Wiktionary
  6. forereach: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. forereach: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. Forereach, forereach: Dictionary.com
  9. Forereach: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. forereach: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  11. Forereach: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. forereach: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  13. forereach: Free Dictionary
  14. forereach: Dictionary/thesaurus

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  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (forereach)

verb:  (nautical, intransitive) To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays.
verb:  (nautical, transitive) To advance or gain upon; said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing close-hauled.

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