beam sea
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of beam sea
First recorded in 1880–85
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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
Dashew's computational fluid dynamics analysis shows an average roll of plus or minus 4.9 degrees in a significant beam sea.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
With a beam sea we sometimes shipped a little water aft.
From Man Overboard! by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
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