beam sea
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of beam sea
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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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
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
Given all this, I tried to make sense of the electronic shoreline with Anhinga, our 37-foot Bertram, rolling in a beam sea as the Whaler attempted to slip a half hitch around her wheels.
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
A vessel takes less water on board in a beam sea when she yields to the wave than when she stands up stiff and straight against it.
From The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses by Froude, James Anthony
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