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shaft of light

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Noun1.shaft of lightshaft of light - a column of light (as from a beacon)
light beam, ray, ray of light, beam of light, irradiation, beam, shaft
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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A level shaft of light illuminated the whole side of the tree as I sprang to my feet in terror.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
The sun was striking in at the great windows of the court, through the glittering drops of rain upon the glass, and it made a broad shaft of light between the two-and-thirty and the Judge, linking both together, and perhaps reminding some among the audience, how both were passing on, with absolute equality, to the greater Judgment that knoweth all things and cannot err.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
Suddenly upon the beach he saw what at first he imagined must be an optical illusion - a long shaft of light, invisible in itself except that it seemed to slightly change the density of the mist.
The Vanished Messenger by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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