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Twice she struck him abeam,
Till her stem was a sorry work,
Dictionary Entry
Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft.
In a Sentence
“The island was directly abeam of us.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. abeamposition abeamabeam windabeam comeabeam cameabeam nearlyabeam directlyabeam feet
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Poetry examples for “abeam”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.