In steam engines, a heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft.
One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk.
A horizontal bar which connects the stems of two or more notes to group them and to indicate metric value.
The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).
One of the principal horizontal structural members, usually of steel, timber, or concrete, 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.
The crossbar of a mechanical balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.
The direction across a vessel, perpendicular to fore-and-aft.
Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
The pole of a carriage or chariot.
A ray or collection of approximately parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body.
A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving and the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven.
The principal stem of the antler of a deer.
The straight part or shank of an anchor.
A ray; a gleam.
An elevated rectangular dirt pile used to cheaply build an elevated portion of a railway.
The central bar of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it.
To put (something) on a beam.
To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.
To emit beams of light; to shine; to radiate.
To stretch something (for example, an animal hide) on a beam.
To furnish or supply with beams.
To give the appearance of beams to.
To transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism.
To connect (musical notes) with a beam, or thick line, in music notation.
To transmit, especially by direct wireless means such as infrared.
A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.