beam sea
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of beam sea
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Other machines kept tab on the force and direction of the wind, variations in temperature, barometric pressure and the rolling of a beam sea.
From Time Magazine Archive
I also believe this streamlined configuration contributes to the 33's stability in a beam sea, but more on that later.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most impressive was the 33's stability in a beam sea.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mitsubishi's data on the 57 suggests a roll suppression rate of 44 percent at rest in a beam sea and 52 percent at trolling speed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then rose from the southeast a beam sea warranted by no wind that was abroad upon the waters in our neighbourhood, and we wallowed in the trough of it for sixteen mortal hours.
From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Kipling, Rudyard
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