beam sea
nounNautical.
a sea striking the vessel at right angles to its keel.
Origin of beam sea
1First recorded in 1880–85
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How to use beam sea in a sentence
Behind us the locomotives smoke stack rolled like a steamers funnel when a 298 beam sea is running.
The Sea and the Jungle | H. M. TomlinsonActually, I know there was a heavy beam sea running before a half-gale.
Old Junk | H. M. TomlinsonThe ship did not behave well in a beam sea, for soon she shipped seas on either side, and she lost as much way as she made.
The Solomon Islands and Their Natives | H. B. (Henry Brougham) GuppyA southeast gale, a beam sea, and the tiny opening of the Jew's Mouth was a bad combination to face in a black night.
Poor Man's Rock | Bertrand W. SinclairFrom time to time it careened like a blunt-nosed barge in a beam sea.
The Million Dollar Mystery | Harold MacGrath
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