abeam
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
a- (“in the direction of”) + beam (“keel”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
abeam (comparative more abeam, superlative most abeam)
- (nautical, aircraft) On the beam; at a right angle to the centerline or keel of a vessel [1] or aircraft; being at a bearing approximately 090 Degrees or 270 Degrees relative [2]. [Mid 19th century.][3]
- (nautical, aircraft) Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft. [Mid 19th century.][3]
Translations[edit]
on the beam
alongside
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Adjective[edit]
abeam (comparative more abeam, superlative most abeam)
- (nautical, aircraft) Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft. [Mid 19th century.][3]
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2005, William Thomas Generous, Sweet Pea at War: A History of USS Portland[1], ISBN 9780813191218, page 178:
- The attack on the abeam ship, Louisville, killed Commander Cruiser Division Four […]
- The island was directly abeam of us.
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Preposition[edit]
abeam
- (nautical) Alongside. [Mid 19th century.][3]
- She came abeam the crippled ship.
References[edit]
- ^ FM 55-501 Marine Crewman’s Handbook
- ^ JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 “abeam” in Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2002, ISBN 978-0-19-860457-0, page 3.
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Verb[edit]
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