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abeam Adverb, adj at right angles to the length of a ship or aircraft Bearing approximately 090 degrees or 270 degrees relative; at right angles to the longitudinal axis of a vehicle. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Squaring her yards, she bore down, ranged abeam under the Pequod's lee, and lowered a boat; it soon drew nigh; but, as the side-ladder was being rigged by Starbuck's order to accommodate the visiting captain, the stranger in question waved his hand from his boat's stern in token of that proceeding being entirely unnecessary. It was only next day, when Wainwright Island loomed to windward, close abeam, that Wolf Larsen opened his mouth in prophecy. That's the easterly point of Fakarava, and we'll go in through the passage full-tilt, the wind abeam, and every sail drawing. |
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