-iːm a- (“in the direction of”) + beam (“keel”) abeam (comparative more abeam, superlative most abeam) (nautical, aircraft) On the beam; at a right angle...
on the quarter (nautical) In a direction between abeam and astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter....
beam sea (plural beam seas) (nautical) A sea whose waves come from abeam and roll against the ship's side. The waves strike the ship beam-on....
of a ship's course in a favorable direction; said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter. The terms below need to be checked...
the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones; cf. abeam, beam-ends. 1805 Alexander Tilloch. Account of a terrible Hurricane in the...
beam-on (not comparable) (nautical) Coming from a point abeam (neither directly ahead/head-on, nor well before the beam, nor directly astern, nor well...
widespread spelling of this word in the US. amebalike ameboma Ambae, abeam Finnish Wikipedia has an article on: Amebat Wikipedia fi ameeba Learned...
wind, as from one point of tacking to another, or with the wind nearly abeam. (slang, MTE, MLE) To arrive at a particular destination, especially to...
In the direction of, or toward. [First attested prior to 1150] astern, abeam (archaic, dialectal) At such a time. [First attested prior to 1150] Come...
admiral-in-chief can feel, at a safe distance across his van as well as abeam and in the rear, a double and imperviable screen of weatherly and reliable...