When the light lies abeam, we will alter course to 220 degrees. From LearnThat.org. [www.seatalk.info]
Adverb : The vessel was sailing with the wind directly abeam. From Dictionary.com.
Sailboats move fastest with the wind coming from "abeam" or the side. From Wordnik.com. [Fore, right!] Reference
I made my call abeam the new tower. From Wordnik.com. [An Eclectic Mind] Reference
Let them approach until they are abeam our position. From Wordnik.com. [Panzer Aces]
Bearing 102 ... that was almost abeam of the Galveston. From Wordnik.com. [Countdown]
Weather fine; beautiful, easy sailing, with the wind abeam. From Wordnik.com. [Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas] Reference
Sarah brought the boat to a halt when he was abeam of the helm. From Wordnik.com. [The Short Forever]
En route to Ben Het, I glanced toward Polei Klang as I flew abeam. From Wordnik.com. [Finch, Melvin W.] Reference
The constellations lay thinly abeam, you looked out upon the dark. From Wordnik.com. [The Burning Bridge] Reference
"It's well away on our lee bow, sir, and we're passing it abeam now.". From Wordnik.com. [Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy] Reference
Then the whole galley, by its momentum, stopped by the chain, swung abeam. From Wordnik.com. [Guardsman Of Gor]
We saw her once for a few moments when she was abeam, and they probably saw us. From Wordnik.com. [Movie Night] Reference
At seven forty-five his executive officer reported that Cape Flattery was abeam. From Wordnik.com. [On The Beach]
The first shot touched the water abeam of the chase and ricochetted ahead of her. From Wordnik.com. [Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue] Reference
At length the leading English ship was abeam of the rearmost of De Grasse's fleet. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima] Reference
At this moment the wind was nearly abeam, and the ship had eight knots way upon her. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Barbary Corsairs] Reference
In a little while it was almost abeam of the craft towing the mysterious motor boat. From Wordnik.com. [Frank and Andy Afloat The Cave on the Island] Reference
Now and then the land abeam would give forth response to the booming of our whistle. From Wordnik.com. [Sweetapple Cove] Reference
When the leader turned, the "wingie" moved in or out to maintain the abeam position. From Wordnik.com. [On Yankee Station]
The force of the rising gale strikes her full abeam, giving her a great list to shore. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866] Reference
He had moved the boat out, abeam of the sailboat, he told Yahya to come hold the wheel. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow Box]
In another two minutes the cutter was abeam of the yacht, which was still trying to turn. From Wordnik.com. [Clear and Present Danger]
I doubted that any of the enemy galleys would be so foolish as to draw abeam of the chain. From Wordnik.com. [Guardsman Of Gor]
Little resort towns with white beaches and forlorn jetties wheel abeam rheumatically slow. From Wordnik.com. [Gravity's Rainbow]
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