…stretch out an arm in a specified direction in order to touch or grasp something…
…inside the distance to which someone can stretch out their hand…
…a point of sailing in which the wind blows over a boat’s quarter, between the beam and the stern…
…a situation in sailing in which the wind blows from slightly in front of the beam…
…outside the distance to which someone can stretch out their hand…
…near (or not near) enough to reach by extending one’s arm…
…extend one’s hand or arm in an attempt to touch or grasp (something)…
…stretch upwards to pick something up and bring it to a lower level…
…having no patience or energy left to cope with something…
…the moment of greatest strain at which someone or something gives way…
…sail with the wind from slightly in front of the beam…
