MEANING
A ray or narrow shaft of pale light appearing to come from the moon.
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Use for a visible ray of moonlight crossing a surface or room.Direct a narrow strip of night light toward a meaningful object or figure.
Words that belong together
- pale moonbeam
- moonbeam through a window
- a shaft of moonbeam
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A moonbeam slipped through the broken shutters and stopped at the empty chair.
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Usage notes
Moonbeam is a poetic everyday image for moonlight falling as a visible ray; it does not imply the moon produces its own light.
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