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abeam

 : 
Adverb
 : 
a=beam

CIDE DICTIONARY

abeamadv. [Pref. a- + beam.].
     On the beam, that is, on a line which forms a right angle with the ship's keel; opposite to the center of the ship's side.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

abeam, adv.
1 on a line at right angles to a ship's or an aircraft's length.
2 (foll. by of) opposite the middle of (a ship etc.).

Etymology
A(2) + BEAM

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