n.
Function: adjective
Date: circa 1692
1 : coming from a point well abaft the beam of a ship but not directly astern < quartering waves>
2 : lying at right angles
n.
Function: adjective
Date: circa 1692
1 : coming from a point well abaft the beam of a ship but not directly astern < quartering waves>
2 : lying at right angles
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012