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Meaning of ABEAM

Pronunciation:  u'beem

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[adv]  at right angles to the length of a ship or airplane
 

ABEAM is a 5 letter word that starts with A.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*beam"\, adv. [Pref. a- + beam.] (Naut.)
On the beam, that is, on a line which forms a right angle
with the ship's keel; opposite to the center of the ship's
side.
 

 

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