| 单词 | abaft or before the beam |
| 释义 | > as lemmasabaft or before the beam 17. Hence designating the side of a vessel or sideward direction, esp. in technical phrases. lee or weather beam: the side away from or towards the wind. on or upon the (starboard or larboard) beam: at some distance on the (right or left) side of a ship, at right angles to the keel. abaft or before the beam: behind or before an imaginary line drawn right across the centre of the ship. beam sea: one rolling against the ship's side. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > side(s) of vessel > [noun] boardOE sideOE shipboardc1200 broadside1591 beama1665 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > fore part of vessel > in front part of vessel [phrase] abaft or before the beam1791 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > side(s) of vessel > [noun] > away from wind lee-board?a1400 lee or weather beam1834 the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > state of sea > direction of sea > [noun] > against ship's side beam sea1883 a1665 K. Digby Jrnl. Voy. to Mediterranean (1868) 83 You gett your chace vpon your beame. 1791 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse §159 The wind..was but one point before our beam. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. xv. 231 Land on the lee beam. 1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy III. iv. 66 The other frigate had passed half her length clear of the beam of the Aurora. 1883 J. A. Froude Sketches 67 The wind rose..bringing..a heavy beam sea. < as lemmas |
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