beam wind

[ wind ]

noun

, Nautical.

1. a wind blowing against a vessel from a direction at right angles to its keel.

Example Sentences

Gripping the stanchion rail surrounding the gun platform, for the Calder was rolling considerably in the "wash" of her preceding consorts, and exposed to a stiff beam wind, the sub watched the operation.

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Next morning they found the decks wet and slippery, more clouds in the sky, a fair beam wind blowing, and a trifle of canvas displayed.

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First on the line went the noble Arrandoon sailing, not steaming, for a nice beam wind was blowing; next came the Canny Scotia with her tall, tapering spars; and the saucy Highflier, with her fore-and-aft canvas, brought up the rear.

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The ship sailed in a day or two, heading away down channel on a beam wind.

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Tom told me it was a beam wind, else I wouldn’t have known, for it was just the same colour as any other wind.

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