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a·beam

   [uh-beem]
adverb
1.
Nautical, Aeronautics. at right angles to the fore-and-aft line: The vessel was sailing with the wind directly abeam.
2.
directly abreast the middle of a ship's side.
Origin:
1830–40; a-1 + beam
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abeam (əˈbiːm)
 
—adv, —adj
(postpositive) at right angles to the length and directly opposite the centre of a vessel or aircraft
 
[C19: a-² + beam]

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abeam
"at right angles to the keel," c.1836, nautical, lit. "on beam;" see a- (1) + beam.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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