beam sea
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noun Nautical.
a sea striking the vessel at right angles to its keel.
Nearby words
beam hole, beam lights, beam mill, beam reach, beam riding, beam sea, beam splitter, beam trawl, beam weapon, beam wind, beam-ends
Origin of beam sea
First recorded in 1880–85
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Examples from the Web for beam sea
The beam-sea was sweeping across the ship regularly every half-minute.
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