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beamer

British  
/ ˈbiːmə /

noun

  1. cricket a full-pitched ball bowled at the batsman's head

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But the beamer near the left side end line was actually angled perfectly to drop into goal.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023

Warner launched Anderson over mid-off but also had to fend off a freak chest-high beamer from the same bowler.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2023

There was also a worrying moment when Head was struck by a rapid accidental beamer from Mark Wood.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2021

It takes brains to build engines like the ones you find on a beamer or Mercedes.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2010

Aw'm a beamer," replied the old man, "a twister-in,—when there's ought doin'.

From Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine by Waugh, Edwin

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