beam sea
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of beam sea
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Most impressive was the 33's stability in a beam sea.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dashew's computational fluid dynamics analysis shows an average roll of plus or minus 4.9 degrees in a significant beam sea.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her flatter after sections stiffen her motion at rest in a beam sea and create an extremely efficient lifting surface at speed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Given all this, I tried to make sense of the electronic shoreline with Anhinga, our 37-foot Bertram, rolling in a beam sea as the Whaler attempted to slip a half hitch around her wheels.
From Time Magazine Archive
She jogged slowly along, rolling to a short beam sea, with an apologetic air, as if she felt ashamed of being what she was—a pre-war torpedo-boat on local patrol duty.
From H.M.S. —— by Bower, John Graham
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