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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Nautical term for a [[crosswind]], especially a [[wind]] blowing 90&deg; from a ship's [[heading]].</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Nautical term for a [[crosswind]], especially a [[wind]] blowing 90&#x000b0; from a ship's [[heading]].</div><br/> </div>
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beam wind[edit | edit source]

Nautical term for a crosswind, especially a wind blowing 90° from a ship's heading.


  1. A collimated source of electromagnetic radiation (e.g., a laser beam).
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