Definitions

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  • noun A beam of light whose interruption triggers a warning or a mechanism (such as a door)

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Examples

  • He passed through the photobeam and into the games parlor.

    Starman's Quest Robert Silverberg

  • Alan followed him through a gate that had once been imposing; now it swung open rather rustily as they broke the photobeam in front of it.

    Starman's Quest Robert Silverberg

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