beam wind
Americannoun
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When all was ship-shape, the Mary Thomas was lying gallantly over on her side to a beam wind and plunging ahead due south.
From Dutch Courage and Other Stories by Jack London
In a beam wind this materially aids pace, it enables the leeward oar to do his full share, instead of paddling while his partner is toiling.
From Boating by W. B. Woodgate
On the 16th we were off at 9 A.M. with a blue sky above and a "beam" wind of thirty-five miles per hour.
From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Sir Douglas Mawson
We sailed with a beam wind along the shore, searching the coves with our glasses and landing occasionally, without finding a sign of human life.
From The Sea Wolf by Jack London
Before a fresh beam wind the Fancy was slipping rapidly through the water, with Captain Duff steering, Bonny doing odd jobs about deck, and the passengers confining themselves closely to the hold.
From Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast by Kirk Munroe
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