long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction | (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield |
a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts | a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines |
the broad side of a ship | a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification |
(nautical) breadth amidships | a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate |
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather | a sudden outburst of emotion |
a column of light (as from a beacon) | a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference |
a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation | an unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection) |
| a sudden burst of flame |
| a shape that spreads outward |
| reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation |
| a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms |