Meaning of beam-ends | Babel Free
Definitions
The ends of the transverse beams of a ship.
plural, plural-only
Examples
“The ship is lying over half upon her beam-ends; lee scuppers under water, and forecastle all in a smother of foam.”
“It began to be chill; the tide was rapidly fleeting seaward, the schooner settling more and more on her beam-ends.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.