abeam

English

Etymology

a- (“in the direction of”) +‎ beam (“keel”)

Pronunciation

Adverb

abeam (comparative more abeam, superlative most abeam)

  1. (nautical, aircraft) On the beam; at a right angle to the centerline or keel of a vessel [1] or aircraft; being at a bearing approximately 090 Degrees or 270 Degrees relative [2]. [Mid 19th century.][3]
  2. (nautical, aircraft) Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft. [Mid 19th century.][3]

Translations

Adjective

abeam (comparative more abeam, superlative most abeam)

  1. (nautical, aircraft) Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft. [Mid 19th century.][3]
    • 2005, William Thomas Generous, Sweet Pea at War: A History of USS Portland‎, →ISBN, page 178:
      The attack on the abeam ship, Louisville, killed Commander Cruiser Division Four […]
    The island was directly abeam of us.

Preposition

abeam

  1. (nautical) Alongside. [Mid 19th century.][3]
    She came abeam the crippled ship.

References
  1. FM 55-501 Marine Crewman’s Handbook
  2. JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
  3. “abeam” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

abeam

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of abeō
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