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light beam

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Noun1.light beamlight beam - a column of light (as from a beacon)
beam of light, ray, ray of light, shaft of light, irradiation, shaft, beam
heat ray - a ray that produces a thermal effect
high beam - the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination
light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
moon ray, moon-ray, moonbeam - a ray of moonlight
sunbeam, sunray - a ray of sunlight
laser beam - a beam of light generated by a laser
low beam - the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance


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At Luhring Augustine, people stayed through several rounds, lounging in the chairs, pivoting between the various focal points, dipping their hands into the light beam that made the shadows.
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