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beam ends
The sides of a ship. "On her beam ends" may mean the vessel is literally on her side and possibly about to capsize; more often, the phrase means the vessel is listing 45 degrees or more.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Boat
- Category: General boating
- Organization: Wikipedia
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