beam
noun
/biːm/
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- (structural) Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
- (structural) One of the principal horizontal structural members, usually of steel, timber, or concrete, of a building.
- (nautical) One of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid, and acting as part of the support for keeping the sides of the vessel in shape — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones; cf. abeam, beam-ends.
- (nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).
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