beam sea
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of beam sea
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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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
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
At rest, they generally produce a more tender response to a beam sea.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
At times, when a big beam sea caught her, she would yaw fearfully, falling off several points, and could only be brought back to windward by jamming the thrashing rudder hard over.
From The Black Buccaneer by Stephen W. (Stephen Warren) Meader
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