off-beam
English
editEtymology
editFrom navigation, such as an aeroplane following a radio beam.
Adjective
editoff-beam (comparative more off-beam, superlative most off-beam)
- 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.
- Alternative form of offbeam