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beam-ends

/ˈbiːm ˌendz/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa los extremos de los baoes o vigas transversales de la cubierta de un buque; cuando un barco está sobre sus beam-ends, se halla escorado tan violentamente que la cubierta queda casi vertical.

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noun

C2formalcommontechnical/ˈbiːm ˌendz/

plural irregular

A noun referring to the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel; when a ship is on its beam-ends, it is heeled over so severely that the deck is nearly vertical.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa los extremos de los baoes o vigas transversales de la cubierta de un buque; cuando un barco está sobre sus beam-ends, se halla escorado tan violentamente que la cubierta queda casi vertical.
  1. Nautical term C2 formal british

    The ends of the transverse beams of a ship; used in the phrase 'on her beam-ends' to describe a vessel heeled over so far that the deck is nearly vertical.

    • The ship was on her beam-ends during the violent storm.
    • The captain feared the vessel would capsize as it went onto its beam-ends.
    • The old schooner was found on its beam-ends after the hurricane.

    🇪🇸extremos de los baos

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