beam wind
[ wind ]
nounNautical.
a wind blowing against a vessel from a direction at right angles to its keel.
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How to use beam wind in a sentence
The surface was good, but a strong beam wind hindered us while approaching the head of Depot Bay.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonBut her faith in the boat was justified, for she sailed wonderfully well with the beam wind.
A Sea Queen's Sailing | Charles WhistlerOn a stormy day, with beam wind for a considerable part of the course, such an appendage will undoubtedly assist a sculler.
Boating | W. B. WoodgateThe St. Pierre shook out her bellying sails and the white sheets drew to a full beam wind.
Heralds of Empire | Agnes C. LautThe latter method is one way of “coming to,” instead of luffing up in the usual way from a beam wind.
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