beam
noun [C] (WOOD) /biːm/Definition
› a long, thick piece of wood, metal, or concrete, especially used to support weight in a building or other structure: The sitting room had exposed wooden beams.Arches, columns and beams the beam › in the sport of women's gymnastics, a wooden bar on which the competitors balance and perform movementsGymnastics
(Definition of beam noun (WOOD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arch noun
- archway noun
- capital noun (COLUMN)
- colonnade noun
- column noun (BUILDING)
- corbel noun
- Corinthian adjective
- Doric adjective
- Ionic adjective
- joist noun
- keystone noun (STONE)
- pedestal noun
- pillar noun
- plinth noun
- portico noun
- truss noun (FOR A ROOF/BRIDGE)
- vault noun (ARCH)
- vaulted adjective
- vaulting noun
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