beam wind

[′bēm ‚wind]

(navigation)

Nautical term for a crosswind, especially a wind blowing 90° from a ship's heading.

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We sailed with a beam wind along the shore, searching the coves with our glasses and landing occasionally, without finding a sign of human life.

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All morning, under a brisk beam wind which had sprung up with the rising of the sun, the Arangi flew north, her course continuously advertised by the increasing smoke-talk that gossiped along the green summits.

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We hit breezy weather in the Grenadines so we ran south with just about everything up - perhaps 56,000 sq ft of sail from four jibs at the sharp end to the gallants and royals billowing out in a beam wind at the mast-tops.

Destination: Caribbean: Cruising with a difference; If you want a truly stylish way to see the Caribbean, try going by sail on a tall ship. Peter Chambers sampled the life on an ocean wave

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