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(n) : any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use; one of the principal horizontal timbers of a building; one of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid - supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones
(v) : to transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism; to smile broadly or especially cheerfully
"beam me up, Scotty; there's no intelligent life down here. [Star Trek]"
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website design charlotte.
Definition of beam:

(n) : any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use; one of the principal horizontal timbers of a building; one of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid - supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones
(v) : to transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism; to smile broadly or especially cheerfully
"beam me up, Scotty; there's no intelligent life down here. [Star Trek]"

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