broach2
Syllabification: (broach)
Pronunciation: /brōCH/
Nautical
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verb
- (of a ship with the wind on the quarter) veer and pitch forward because of bad steering or a sea hitting the stern, causing it to present a side to the wind and sea, lose steerage, and possibly suffer serious damage:we had broached badly, side on to the wind and sea the ship would have broached to if the captain had not sprung to the wheel
noun
Origin:
early 18th century: of unknown origin