laser beam
noun1
The light emitted by a laser.
- Depending on whether the laser beam is defocused or focused, the CO₂ laser can perform two distinct therapeuteic functions.1994, Stephen G. Brown, Medical Applications of Lasers II, page 2:
- i hate old people man. “i was in the war” congratulations. i’m gonna be in the next one and they have laser beams now2024 June 7, @coolmathgame_, Twitter, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2024:
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Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A low, hard-hit or -thrown ball.
- Ramirez hit a laser beam home run into the right center field seats leading the 10th inning off Boston closer Ken Ryan1995, Russell Schneider, Glorious Indian Summer of 1995: Season of Dreams...Cleveland, →ISBN, page 44:
- The batter hit a laser-beam to right field. A run for Cincinnati! Now the score was five to three.2005, Dallas Woodburn, 3 A.m.: A Collection of Short Stories, iUniverse, →ISBN:
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- When in doubt, so I threw my best fastball. Mantle hit a laser beam past my right knee.2009, P.J. Dragseth, Eye for Talent: Interviews with Veteran Baseball Scouts, McFarland, →ISBN, page 37:
- The way he warmed up his famous arm by throwing laser beams out of a sleepy, feline half-windup to some bullpen lackey armed with the added protection of a catcher's mitt.2010, Josh Wilker, Cardboard Gods: An All-American Tale Told Through Baseball Cards, Seven Footer Press, →ISBN:
- Just as he finished that sentence, Evan Longoria hit a laser beam over the left field fence. The Red Sox season was over in a flash.2012, Paul Kocak, Baseball's Starry Night: Reliving Major League Baseball's 2011 Wild Card Night of Shock and Awe, Digitature, →ISBN, page 152:
- One reason the rookies weren't catching too many was that Bradshaw was throwing laser beams.2013, Roy Blount Jr., About Three Bricks Shy...And the Load Filled Up, Ballantine Books, →ISBN:
- Synonyms
- rocket, bullet, laser, frozen rope