"broad in the beam" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-broad in the beam.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} broad in the beam
  1. (nautical, of a ship) Wide across the hull. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-broad_in_the_beam-en-adj-ah31278K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (idiomatic, of a person, especially a female) Wide across the hips, with large buttocks. Tags: idiomatic Translations (wide-hipped, having large buttocks): másach (Irish)
    Sense id: en-broad_in_the_beam-en-adj-H~d0aHTn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'wide-hipped, having large buttocks': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: broad across the beam, broad-beamed Related terms: broad on the beam

Alternative forms

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