What does beam-ends mean?
Beam-ends means (nautical) The ends of the transverse beams of a ship..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(nautical) The ends of the transverse beams of a ship..
The ship is lying over half upon her beam-ends; lee scuppers under water, and forecastle all in a smother of foam.
It began to be chill; the tide was rapidly fleeting seaward, the schooner settling more and more on her beam-ends.
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Beam-ends means (nautical) The ends of the transverse beams of a ship..
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The ship is lying over half upon her beam-ends; lee scuppers under water, and forecastle all in a smother of foam.
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