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abeam definition

abeam (ə bēm′)

adverb, adjective

  1. at right angles to a ship's length or keel
  2. abreast (of) the middle of a ship's side

Etymology: a- + beam

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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