abeam
Americanadverb
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Nautical, Aeronautics. at right angles to the fore-and-aft line.
The vessel was sailing with the wind directly abeam.
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directly abreast the middle of a ship's side.
adverb
Etymology
Origin of abeam
Example Sentences
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She could have taken the blow of a colliding ship on bow, quarter or abeam and remained afloat, or even made her way to port.
From Scientific American • Apr. 11, 2012
When I come to a stop, we're abeam each other, about 3 feet apart.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2010
I prefer to wait until buoys are abeam, and then come hard over.
From Time Magazine Archive
A small sloop drew abeam, and the Malay's skipper called across the stretch of water: "Who won the race?"
From Time Magazine Archive
England and the Kingdom, Britain and the Empire, the old prides and the old devotions, glide abeam, astern, sink down upon the horizon, pass - pass.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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