Meaning of broad in the beam | Babel Free
Definitions
- Wide across the hull.
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Wide across the hips, with large buttocks. idiomatic
Examples
“Ah! She's not that old green launch with a yellow line, very broad in the beam?”
“[T]he women of Falesa are a handsome lot to see. If they have a fault, they are a trifle broad in the beam.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.