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tightbeam en · NOUN

Etymology

From tight + beam.

Meanings

  1. A focused beam of energy (such as a laser) that contains and transmits information.
    • “Do I have those tightbeams yet?” “We're acknowledged and pending, sir,” Chen said. “They know we want to talk.” 2013, James S. A. Corey, Abaddon's Gate:

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tight beam alternative lexicographic
tight-beam alternative lexicographic