Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
beam on
English answer:
sideways on
Added to glossary by
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Jul 10, 2021 16:04
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English term
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
Native in: Norwegian 
, Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Norwegian to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 19 more.
beam on
English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Sample text:
...due to possible high mooring line tensions when the ship is beam on the wave direction
What does "beam on" mean in this case? Perpendicular?
Thanks in advance.
...due to possible high mooring line tensions when the ship is beam on the wave direction
What does "beam on" mean in this case? Perpendicular?
Thanks in advance.
Responses
| 4 +3 | sideways on |
Tony M
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Responses
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13 mins
Selected
sideways on
I.e. when the waves are coming from a direction perpendicular to the fore/aft axis of the ship.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
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