Pronunciation: | | u'beem
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | |
[adv] at right angles to the length of a ship or airplane |
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ABEAM is a 5 letter word that starts with A. |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| 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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