Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beam-on

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: beam-on
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Coming from a point abeam (neither directly ahead/head-on, nor well before the beam, nor directly astern, nor well abaft the beam/quartering); said of waves or any object moving relative to the vessel.

Example Sentences

"Wave direction and frequency (period) are two factors that influence the effect of waves on a moored ship. Whether the ship responds by surging, swaying or yawing will depend on whether the waves are striking the moored vessel head-on, beam-on or quartering, the frequency of the waves and the manner in which the tanker is moored."
""The jetski slewed around and hit the buoy beam-on. A bystander on the dock hastily threw a lifeline, which flew over the swimming jetskier's head and hit our boat beam-on, tangling itself in the shrouds.""

Antonyms

head-on quartering

Questions

What does beam-on mean?: Coming from a point abeam (neither directly ahead/head-on, nor well before the beam, nor directly astern, nor well abaft the beam/quartering); said of waves or any object moving relative to the vessel.

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