| 单词 | beam wind |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbeam wind beam wind n. Nautical a wind blowing at right angles to the keel, so as to hit the side of a vessel. ΚΠ 1840 Times 18 Aug. 4/3 The Archimedes is known to be a superior vessel, and more particularly so with a fair or beam wind. 1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 15 Apr. 5/5 This..would be a lamentable disregard of the essentials of safety, where a beam wind might be encountered at any time. 1992 P. Theroux Happy Isles Oceania v. 95 It was clumsy paddling in a beam wind, the waves breaking against the side and twisting the boat. 2003 C. A. Thoresen Port Designer's Handbk. (2006) iv. 118 The wind force on a ship will vary with the exposed area of the ship. A beam wind will strike the entire exposed side area of the ship, compared with the relatively small exposed area for the head wind. < as lemmas |
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