Noun Definition

beam

1.Definition: (nautical) breadth amidships

Category: General

2.Definition: a column of light (as from a beacon)

Related Noun(s):irradiation, ray, shaft

Category: General

3.Definition: a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

Related Noun(s):ray

Category: General

4.Definition: a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts

Category: Objects

5.Definition: a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather

Category: General

6.Definition: long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction

Category: Objects

7.Definition: the broad side of a ship

"They sighted land on the port beam"

Category: Objects