ALL meanings of beam-ends
beam-ends
B b - noun plural beam-ends the ends of a vessel's beams 3
- noun plural beam-ends the ends of a ship's beams 3
- idioms beam-ends on her beam-ends, Nautical. heeled so far on one side that the deck is practically vertical: The schooner was blown over on her beam-ends. 1
- idioms beam-ends on one's / the beam-ends, Slang. in desperate straits, especially financial straits. Also, on the beam's ends. 1
- noun beam-ends (nautical) The ends of the transverse beams of a ship. 0