beam sea
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of beam sea
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
At rest in a beam sea, she is tender compared to boats with less deadrise.
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
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
Running in a beam sea and bow-quartering sea we managed 27 knots comfortably while the big Cats loafed along at 1900 rpm.
From Time Magazine Archive
From time to time it careened like a blunt-nosed barge in a beam sea.
From The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan by Harold MacGrath
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
