On a line at right angles to a ship's course; opposite the middle of a vessel. Later also of an aircraft. Cf. beam, n.1 17.
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释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > side(s) of vessel > [adverb] > at right angles to beam (1) abeam1789 On a line at right angles to a ship's course; opposite the middle of a vessel. Later also of an aircraft. Cf. beam, n.1 17. |
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