English Dictionary

broad in the beam

形容詞

船舶 慣用表現 人物

(nautical, of a ship) Wide across the hull. / (idiomatic, of a person, especially a female) Wide across the hips, with large buttocks.

日本語の意味

航海用語として：船体が幅広い（つまり、船の胴体が広い状態） / 俗語または比喩的表現として：特に女性に対し、ヒップや尻が広く、丸みを帯びた形状であること

The coastal trader was broad in the beam, which allowed her to carry heavy cargo without becoming unstable.

その沿岸交易船は船幅が広く、そのため重い貨物を積んでも不安定にならなかった。

意味（1）

(nautical, of a ship) Wide across the hull.

Ah! She's not that old green launch with a yellow line, very broad in the beam?

意味（2）

(idiomatic, of a person, especially a female) Wide across the hips, with large buttocks.

[T]he women of Falesa are a handsome lot to see. If they have a fault, they are a trifle broad in the beam.