abeam
Perpendicular to keel
Abeam means at right angles to a ship's length, directly off the side rather than ahead or astern: The lighthouse was abeam when we changed course.
The term belongs to nautical vocabulary, describing position relative to the vessel's beam—its widest point.
Fierce written assault
- midshipsNautical term for center
- starboardVessel's right-hand side
- portDocking place for ships
- windwardFacing the wind
leeward · gunwale · deck · keel · tack · yacht · maritime · seamanship
Vessel's rear area
- asternToward a vessel's rear
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- abaftToward a vessel's rear
fore · forward · aloft · below · quarter · port · starboard · ahead
broadside
Fierce written assault
windward · leeward · gunwale · deck · keel · tack · yacht · maritime · seamanship · vessel
aft
Vessel's rear area
abaft · fore · forward · aloft · below · quarter · port · starboard · ahead · aweigh
perpendicular
At right angles
parallel · crosswind · amidships · bearing · transverse · sideways · adjacent · abreast
bearing
Posture or orientation
compass · GPS · radar · buoy · lighthouse · sextant · fix · transit · pilotage
tacking
Angled sailing maneuver
headsail · genoa · helm · rudder · windward · leeward · trimming · sheeting · reaching · beating