Usually means: At right angles to length.
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  1. abeam: Merriam-Webster
  2. abeam: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. abeam: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. abeam: Collins English Dictionary
  5. abeam: Vocabulary.com
  6. abeam: Wordnik
  7. abeam: Wiktionary
  8. abeam: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. abeam: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. abeam: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. Abeam, abeam: Dictionary.com
  12. abeam: Online Etymology Dictionary
  13. Abeam: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. Abeam: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  15. abeam: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  16. abeam: Rhymezone
  17. Abeam: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  18. abeam: FreeDictionary.org
  19. abeam: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  20. abeam: Mnemonic Dictionary
  21. abeam: TheFreeDictionary.com
  22. abeam: Merriam-Webster

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  1. Travel Industry Dictionary (No longer online)

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  1. abeam: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. ABEAM: Acronym Finder

Sports (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Glossary of Canoe Terminology (No longer online)
  2. Abeam: Sports Definitions

Tech (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. abeam: Master Mariner
  2. ABEAM: Glossary of Nautical Terms
  3. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (abeam)

adverb:  (nautical, aircraft) On the beam; at a right angle to the centerline or keel of a vessel or aircraft; being at a bearing approximately 090 Degrees or 270 Degrees relative.
adverb:  (nautical, aircraft) Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft.
adjective:  (nautical, aircraft) Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft.
adjective:  Beaming, shining (especially with reference to a person's face or eyes).

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