We were heading S.S.W., and had a steady breeze abeam and a quiet sea.
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Abeam
/əˈbiːm/
Synonyms for "abeam" (7 found)
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4 entriesdirectional adverblocative prepositionnautical termspatial relation
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5 entriesabeam midshipabeam portabeam starboardabeam to portabeam to starboard
Collocations
9 entriesabeam midshipabeam portabeam starboardabeam the beaconabeam the buoyabeam the lighthouseabeam to portabeam to starboarddirectly abeam
Inflections
2 entriesmore abeammost abeam
Sample sentences
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[…] waves striking the ship abeam pushed her always south of their new course, and rolled her, and filled her with water so that bailing must be ceaseless […]
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The island was directly abeam of us.
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The sound shifted its place markedly, but without coming nearer. It even grew a little more distant right abeam of the lighter, and then ceased again.
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