beam wind
Americannoun
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Well, one dark night we were ploughing away on a bit of a beam wind, doing maybe about an eight knots, maybe not so much.
From Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures by Stables, Gordon
The St. Pierre shook out her bellying sails and the white sheets drew to a full beam wind.
From Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
But her faith in the boat was justified, for she sailed wonderfully well with the beam wind.
From A Sea Queen's Sailing by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)
Except when Godfrey was asleep Luka did not steer, for he did not like the management of the sail, especially now that the boat at times heeled over a great deal with the beam wind.
From Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia by Paget, Walter
Round swept the Golden Hope, heeling over to the beam wind as it caught her retrimmed sails.
From The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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