abeam
'Abeam' or 'on the beam' is a relative bearing of 90° to the centerline of the keel or hull of the boat. (90° to port or 90° to starboard, but not on the boat.)
If something comes alongside the boat, one can say that it has come abeam.
"abeam" is a preposition meaning almost the same as:
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