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beam hole
noun
- a hole in the shield of a nuclear reactor through which a beam of radiation, esp of neutrons, is allowed to escape for experimental purposes
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Through the beam-hole at the stern the water began to flow into the interior of the ship.
From Project Gutenberg
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