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abeam

adverb

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adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈbiːm/ / /əˈbim/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English a- Proto-Germanic *bagmaz? Proto-West Germanic *baum Old English bēam Middle English beem English beam English abeam From a- + beam (“to emit beams of light”).

  1. Beaming, shining (especially with reference to a person's face or eyes).

    1876, William Davidson, Sermons on the Parables, Cincinnati: Western Tract Society, Sermon 1, p. 41, […] the hearts of the saints [will] be all attention and their faces all abeam for the consolation;

    […] the waiters fly about abeam with good will and on excellent terms with those they serve […]

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English a- Proto-Germanic *bagmaz? Proto-West Germanic *baum Old English bēam Middle English beem English beam English abeam From a- (“in the direction of”) + beam (“keel”).

  1. On the beam; at a right angle to the centerline or keel of a vessel or aircraft; being at a bearing approximately 90° or 270° relative.

    We were heading S.S.W., and had a steady breeze abeam and a quiet sea.

    […] 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 […]

  2. Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft.

prep

Etymology: Etymology tree English a- Proto-Germanic *bagmaz? Proto-West Germanic *baum Old English bēam Middle English beem English beam English abeam From a- (“in the direction of”) + beam (“keel”).

  1. Alongside.

    She came abeam the crippled ship.