shaft of light

Noun

Meaning

a column of light (as from a beacon)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

ray moonlight sunbeam moonbeam beam shaft irradiation ray of light beam of light light beam

Hypernyms

light visible light

Hyponyms

sunbeam moonbeam laser beam low beam sunray heat ray

Examples

Ah, when shall all men's good Be each man's rule, and universal peace Lie like a shaft of light across the land, And like a lane of beams athwart the sea, Thro' all the circle of the golden year. Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Wake! For the Sun, who scatter'd into flight The Stars before him from the Field of Night, Drives Night along with them from Heav'n, and strikes The Sultan's Turret with a Shaft of Light. Omar Khayyám

But most days, I wander around feeling invisible. Like I'm a speck of dust floating in the air that can only be seen when a shaft of light hits it. Sonya Sones

Close letter words and terms

shaft horse shaft horsepower shaft louse shaft station shaft winding shaft-like