# beam-on

> English word · Adverb

## Definitions
1. Coming from a point abeam (neither directly ahead/head-on, nor well before the beam, nor directly astern, nor well abaft the beam/quartering); said of waves or any object moving relative to the vessel.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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