beamer

/ (ˈbiːmə) /

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noun

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

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Words nearby beamer

beam antenna, beam brick, beam compass, beam-ends, beam engine, beamer, beam fill, beam hole, beaming, beamish, beam lights

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How to use beamer in a sentence

Faults in quality or mistakes made in the spinning-room are often credited to the winder, beamer or reeler.
Women in Modern Industry|B. L. Hutchins
Richard Beamer deceased in the year 1127, and his successors in process of time performed the work begun.
The Survey of London|John Stow
Nelson toned down the volume of his beamer and fired at a fence post.
The Happy Man|Gerald Wilburn Page
Before each beamer, as the workman is called, is an inclined semi-cylindrical slab of wood covered with zinc.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891|Various

Dimly he saw himself, faceless, a beamer gripped tight on one hand, a corpse at his feet.
The Status Civilization|Robert Sheckley