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KembaraXtra – Travel Terms: abeam
A navigation term meaning positioned at 90 degrees to the long axis of a ship or aircraft. It is often used more generally to mean 90 degrees to the direction of travel, which may differ slightly because of crosswinds. The entry explains that a point opposite the mid-section of a ship or aircraft is described as abeam, and abaft the beam refers to any area behind that position.
A navigation term meaning positioned at 90 degrees to the long axis of a ship or aircraft. It is often used more generally to mean 90 degrees to the direction of travel, which may differ slightly because of crosswinds. The entry explains that a point opposite the mid-section of a ship or aircraft is described as abeam, and abaft the beam refers to any area behind that position.
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