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101on one's beam-ends — phrasal 1. : laid up 2. : at the end of one s material resources : in extremities * * * on one s beam ends In acute distress, destitute • • • Main Entry: ↑beam …
102sealed-beam — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : of, relating to, or being an electric light with prefocussed reflector and lens sealed in the lamp vacuum sealed beam automobile headlights * * * sealedˈ beam adjective (of car headlights) consisting of a complete unit… …
103walking-beam — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) West, of a horse : to leap in bucking so as to land alternately on front and hind feet * * * walkˈing beam noun A beam or oscillating lever for transmitting power, eg that actuating the cable in… …
104H-beam — /aych beem /, n. an I beam having flanges the width of the web. Also called H bar /aych bahr /. See illus. under shape. * * * Hˈ beam noun A metal girder H shaped in section • • • Main Entry: ↑H …
105broad in the beam — Wide hipped • • • Main Entry: ↑beam * * * fat around the hips …
106lee beam — The side away from, or towards, the wind • • • Main Entry: ↑beam …
107landing-beam — landˈing beam noun A radio beam by which an aircraft is guided in to land • • • Main Entry: ↑land …
108laser-beam machining — noun (engineering) The use of a focused beam of high intensity radiation from a laser to vaporize and so machine material • • • Main Entry: ↑laser …
109particle beam weapon — noun A weapon whose destructive force consists of a beam of high energy subatomic particles • • • Main Entry: ↑particle …
110scale beam — noun The beam of a balance • • • Main Entry: ↑scale …
