Beam and Pillar

Beam

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

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Pillar and beam are semantically related. in length of material used as support topic. In some cases you can use "Pillar" instead a noun "Beam".

Nearby Words: beaming, beamed, beamy

Pillar noun - An upright shaft that supports an overhead structure.

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Beam and pillar are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beam" instead a noun "Pillar".

Nearby Word: pillared

full	full beam	full pillar
similar	similar beam	similar pillar
brief	brief beam	brief pillar
solid	solid beam	solid pillar
Other adjectives: green, single, visible, small, powerful, massive, large, big, enormous, huge, wooden, blue, white, thin, new, flaming, falling, final, mysterious, gigantic, larger, golden, giant, collapsing.

By attaching a thin tungsten plate to a warhead, one gets a beam of atomic fire; by attaching a thick styrofoam pillar to it instead gets a wide "pancake" of nuclear debris.

Source: Explosions in Space
In Metroid Prime 2, Samus defeats the Grapple Guardian by dodging just as its beam hit an electrified pillar that stuns it for a few moments.

Source: Deadly Dodging
Pillar of Light: When H'el activates the Star Chamber and it reaches full power, it emits a giant beam of light that shoots through the sky and out into space.

Source: Comic Book / H'el on Earth