a 1 b 3 e 1 a 1 m 3
5 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
adverb at right angles to the length of a ship or airplane
originEtymology tree English a- Proto-Germanic *bagmaz? Proto-West Germanic *baum Old English bēam Middle English beem English beam English abeam From a- (“in the direction of”) + beam (“keel”).
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