Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Forereach \Fore*reach"\, v. t. (Naut.)
   To advance or gain upon; -- said of a vessel that gains upon
   another when sailing closehauled.

Forereach \Fore*reach"\, v. i. (Naut.)
   To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays. --R. H. Dana,
   Jr.