| 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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