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- [verb klohz reech]
- /verb kloʊz ritʃ/
- /kləʊz riːtʃ/
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- [verb klohz reech]
- /verb kloʊz ritʃ/
Definitions of close reach words
- noun close reach an act or instance of reaching: to make a reach for a gun. 1
- noun close reach the extent or distance of reaching: within reach of his voice. 1
- noun close reach range of effective action, power, or capacity. 1
- noun close reach a continuous stretch or extent of something: a reach of woodland. 1
- noun close reach Also called pound. a level portion of a canal, between locks. 1
- noun close reach Nautical. a point of sailing in which the wind is within a few points of the beam, either forward of the beam (close reach) directly abeam (beam reach) or abaft the beam (broad reach) 1
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Origin of close reach
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Close reach
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
close reach popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
close reach usage trend in Literature
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