Abeam

/əˈbiːm/ adverb

Definition

In a perpendicular direction from the side of a ship, level with the middle of the ship.

Etymology

From a- (on, in) + beam (the width of a ship). The nautical term beam refers to the width or breadth of a ship.

Kelly Says

'Abeam' is pure nautical precision—it describes a spot that's not ahead or behind the ship, but exactly level with its widest point, which was crucial for sailing ship navigation.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
abeam
AMአማርኛ
ጎን
gon
ARالعربية
إلى جانب السفينة
ila janab al-safina
BGБългарски
абеам
BNবাংলা
সম্পর্কিত
sam-por-kit
CACatalà
a la banda
a la ban-da
CSČeština
přímo
pri-mo
DADansk
vinkelret
vin-kel-ret
DEDeutsch
quer
kwer
ELΕλληνικά
παράλληλα με το πηδάλιο
par-a-li-la me to pi-da-lio
ESEspañol
a la altura del mástil
a la altura del mas-til
ETEesti
abeam
EUEuskara
abeam
FAفارسی
کنار
kanar
FISuomi
pohjassa
poh-jas-sa
FRFrançais
à la bâbord
a la ba-bord
GLGalego
abeam
GUGU
પરીક્ષણ
pa-ri-k-shan
HAHA
kusa
ku-sa
HEעברית
בצד
bet-sid
HIहिन्दी
मस्तूल के समानांतर
mastul ke samaanantar
HRHrvatski
abeam
HUMagyar
a fedél mentén
a fe-del men-ten
IDBahasa Indonesia
sejajar dengan tiang
seja-jar dengan tiang
IGIG
n'eche
ne-che
ITItaliano
a poppa
a pop-pa
JA日本語
船体横方向
せんたいよこほうこう
KKKK
тұрақ
tu-raq
KMKM
ក្នុងទន្លេ
kng-ton-le
KO한국어
선체 옆으로
seonche yeop-euro
LTLietuvių
abeam
LVLatviešu
abeam
MNМонгол
абеам
MRMR
पाठी
pa-thee
MSBahasa Melayu
sejajar dengan tiang
seja-jar dengan tiang
MYမြန်မာ
တပ်
ta-p
NLNederlands
schuin
schuin
NONorsk
vinkelrett
vin-kel-rett
PAPA
ਸਿੱਧ
siddh
PLPolski
na poprzeczek
na pop-rzeczek
PTPortuguês
na direção do mastro
na dire-são do mas-tro
RORomână
deasupra
de-asupra
RUРусский
поперёк
po-per-yok
SKSlovenčina
abeam
SLSlovenščina
abeam
SRСрпски
абеам
SVSvenska
bredsida
bred-si-da
SWKiswahili
kando
kan-do
TAதமிழ்
வான்கோட்டில்
vaan-ko-tti-il
TEతెలుగు
పడదీ
pa-da-dee
THไทย
ขนานกับเสาอากาศ
khanan kap sao-a-kat
TLTL
pahiyas
pa-hi-yas
TRTürkçe
maçtan
maht-tan
UKУкраїнська
поперек
poper-ek
URاردو
کنار
kanar
VITiếng Việt
song song với cột buồm
song song voi cot buom
YOYO
lẹ̀
le
ZH中文
船舷
chuánxián
ZUZU
kanye
kan-ye

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