abeam
adverb
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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”).
- 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”).
- 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 […]”
- 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”).
- Alongside.
“She came abeam the crippled ship.”