off-beam

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From navigation, such as an aeroplane following a radio beam.

Adjective[edit]

off-beam (comparative more off-beam, superlative most off-beam)

  1. Off course; by extension, mistaken or irrelevant.
    From their quizzical looks she surmised she was way off-beam.
    • 1972, “Thick As A Brick”, Ian Anderson (lyrics), performed by Jethro Tull:
      No one to help you get up steam
      And the whirlpool turns you way off-beam.
  2. Alternative form of offbeam
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