abeam
Dictionary:
a·beam (ə-bēm') 
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adv.
At right angles to the keel of a ship.
prep.
Alongside or at right angles to: The ship drew abeam the cove.
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The adverb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
at right angles to the length of a ship or airplane
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