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1 beam
[bi:m] 1. noun1) (a long straight piece of wood, often used in ceilings.) bjálki, biti2) (a ray of light etc: a beam of sunlight.) geisli3) (the greatest width of a ship or boat.) breiðasti hluti skips2. verb1) (to smile broadly: She beamed with delight.) ljóma (gleið)brosa2) (to send out (rays of light, radio waves etc): This transmitter beams radio waves all over the country.) (senda frá sér) geisla; senda út, útvarpa -
2 shaft
1) (the long straight part or handle of a tool, weapon etc: the shaft of a golf-club.) skaft2) (one of two poles on a cart etc to which a horse etc is harnessed: The horse stood patiently between the shafts.) vagnstöng/-kjálki3) (a revolving bar transmitting motion in an engine: the driving-shaft.) drifskaft4) (a long, narrow space, made for eg a lift in a building: a liftshaft; a mineshaft.) -stokkur5) (a ray of light: a shaft of sunlight.) ljósgeisli
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