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MIDSHIP-BEAM
MIDSHIP-BEAM, (maître-bau, Fr.) the beam upon which the extreme breadth of a ship is formed, and which is situated in the midship-frame, nearly in the middle of her length, serving as a standard from whence the dimensions and proportions of the masts and yards are to be taken.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 192, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
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