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abeam¹

  • /əˈbiːm/ UK
  • /əˈbim/ US

Rhymes with -iːm

adverb more abeam · most abeam

  1. On the beam; at a right angle to the centerline or keel of a vessel or aircraft; being at a bearing approximately 90° or 270° relative. We were heading S.S.W., and had a steady breeze abeam and a quiet sea.
  2. Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft.

adjective more abeam · most abeam

  1. Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft. The island was directly abeam of us.

preposition

  1. Alongside. She came abeam the crippled ship.

abeam²

  • /əˈbiːm/ UK
  • /əˈbim/ US

Rhymes with -iːm

adjective

  1. not comparable Beaming, shining (especially with reference to a person's face or eyes). 1876, William Davidson, Sermons on the Parables, Cincinnati: Western Tract Society, Sermon 1, p. 41, […] the hearts of the saints [will] be all attention and their faces all abeam for the consolation;

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@misc{abeam_2026,
  title = {abeam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abeam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}