on the lee beam

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on the lee beam - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lee \Lee\, a. (Naut.)
     Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against
     which the wind blows; -- opposed to weather; as, the lee
     side or lee rail of a vessel.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Lee gauge. See Gauge, n. (Naut.)
  
     Lee shore, the shore on the lee side of a vessel.
  
     Lee tide, a tide running in the same direction that the
        wind blows.
  
     On the lee beam, directly to the leeward; in a line at
        right angles to the length of the vessel and to the
        leeward.
        [1913 Webster] Leeangle