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beam-ends

/ˈbiːm ˌendz/

Traduction: Nom désignant les extrémités des baux transversaux d'un navire (barrots) ; lorsqu'un navire est sur ses baux, il est incliné au point que le pont est presque vertical.

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noun

/ˈbiːm ˌendz/C2formaltechnical
  • frNom désignant les extrémités des baux transversaux d'un navire (barrots) ; lorsqu'un navire est sur ses baux, il est incliné au point que le pont est presque vertical.

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.

pluriel irrégulier

  1. Nautical termC2formalbritish

    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.

    frextrémités des baux

    • 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.
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