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BEAM-ENDS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel
Example:
on her beam-ends
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("beam-ends" is a kind of...):
face; side (a surface forming part of the outside of an object)
Domain category:
navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)
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