beam-ends

beam-ends (bmndz)

pl.n. Nautical

The ends of a ship's beams.

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beam-ends

pl n

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) the ends of a vessel's beams

(Transport / Nautical Terms)

on her beam-ends (of a vessel) heeled over through an angle of 90°

on one's beam-ends

a.  out of resources; destitute

b.  desperate

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

beam-ends - (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel; "on her beam-ends" means heeled over on the side so that the deck is almost vertical sailing, seafaring, navigation - the work of a sailor side, face - a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"

Translations

beam-ends [ˌbiːmˈendz] NPL (Naut) → cabezas fpl de los baos(de un buque)
she was on her beam-ends (Naut) → el buque escoraba peligrosamente
they are on their beam-ends → están en un grave aprieto, no tienen donde caerse muertos

beam-ends

pl to be on one’s beam-ends (Naut) → starke Schlagseite haben; (Brit fig) → auf dem letzten Loch pfeifen (inf)