beamer

/ ˈbiːmə /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Faults in quality or mistakes made in the spinning-room are often credited to the winder, beamer or reeler.

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Richard Beamer deceased in the year 1127, and his successors in process of time performed the work begun.

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Nelson toned down the volume of his beamer and fired at a fence post.

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Before each beamer, as the workman is called, is an inclined semi-cylindrical slab of wood covered with zinc.

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Dimly he saw himself, faceless, a beamer gripped tight on one hand, a corpse at his feet.

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