Beam and Lance

Beam

Beam noun - A narrow sharply defined line of light radiating from an object.

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Lance and beam are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lance" instead a noun "Beam".

Nearby Words: beaming, beamed, beamy

Lance noun - A weapon with a long straight handle and sharp head or blade.

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Beam and lance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beam" instead a noun "Lance".

Nearby Words: lanced, lancet, lancer, lancing

full	full beam	full lance
pure	pure beam	pure lance
long	long beam	long lance
similar	similar beam	similar lance
Other adjectives: normal, single, sharp, heavy, powerful, actual, huge, magic, flaming, falling, final, deadly, gigantic, dual, giant, resulting, magical.

Gallantmon/Dukemon, Guilmon's strongest form in Digimon Tamers, holds a lance in one hand and a shield in the other...and the shield fires an enormous energy beam as part of his Finishing Move.

Source: Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me
Comes in several variations and could be combined into an energy lance; Teana's Cross Fire Shoot - controllable energy spheres like Nanoha's, but could alternatively be fired as a Beam Spam instead; Vivio's Sonic Shooter - controllable energy orbs like her Nanoha-mama's.

Source: Franchise / Lyrical Nanoha
Jousting Lance: While the original carried a Royal Rapier-style beam sword, most of the Gyan variations from this series wield beam lances supplimented by shields packed with weapons.

Source: Video Game / Gihrens Greed

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