BEAM-ENDS


Meaning of BEAM-ENDS in English

Pronunciation: ' b ē m- ' en(d)z

Function: noun plural

Date: 1750

: the ends of a ship's beams

– on her beam-ends : inclined so much on one side that the beams approach a vertical position

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