abeam

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English

Etymology

a- (“in the direction of”) +‎ beam (“keel”)

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -iːm

Adverb

abeam (comparative more abeam, superlative most abeam)

  1. (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]
  2. (nautical, aircraft) Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft. [Mid 19th century.][3]

Translations

Adjective

abeam (comparative more abeam, superlative most abeam)

  1. (nautical, aircraft) Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft. [Mid 19th century.][3]
    • 2005, William Thomas Generous, Sweet Pea at War: A History of USS Portland‎[1], →ISBN, page 178:
      The attack on the abeam ship, Louisville, killed Commander Cruiser Division Four […]
    The island was directly abeam of us.

Preposition

abeam

  1. (nautical) Alongside. [Mid 19th century.][3]
    She came abeam the crippled ship.

References

  1. ^ FM 55-501 Marine Crewman’s Handbook
  2. ^ JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abeam”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) abeam

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of abeō
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