forereach (third-person singular simple present forereaches, present participle forereaching, simple past and past participle forereached)
(nautical, intransitive) To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays.
(nautical, transitive) To advance or gain upon; said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing close-hauled.
Source: Wiktionary
Fore*reach", v. t. (Naut.)
Definition: To advance or gain upon; -- said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing closehauled.
Fore*reach", v. i. (Naut.)
Definition: To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays. R. H. Dana, Jr.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
