adv.正横着（与船的龙骨成直角）,横向
The ship yawed as the heavy wave struck abeam.
当巨浪向船舷撞击时,船暂时地偏离了航道.
We were heading S . S . W . , and had a steady breeze abeam and a quiet sea.
我们当时正向西南方向驶去,阵阵微风从船侧吹来, 海面上十分平静.
Put the fire on lee side, with relative wind abeam.
置火于下风舷, 并使船侧受风.