Dictionary Check: beam
"beam" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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points
Words with Friends
10
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Definition
noun
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
noun
long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
noun
a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
noun
a column of light (as from a beacon)
noun
(nautical) breadth amidships
noun
the broad side of a ship
Example:
"they sighted land on the port beam"
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