abeam

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abeam - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Abeam \A*beam"\, adv. [Pref. a- + beam.] (Naut.)
     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]

abeam - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  abeam
      adv 1: at right angles to the length of a ship or airplane