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
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
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012