Beam and Vent

Beam

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

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Vent and beam are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vent" instead the word "Beam" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: beaming, beamed, beamy

Vent noun - A hole for the escape of gas or air.

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Beam and vent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beam" instead the word "Vent" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: vented, venting, venter, ventage

full	full beam	full vent
simple	simple beam	simple vent
small	small beam	small vent
powerful	powerful beam	powerful vent
Other adjectives: massive, large, big, tiny, wide, giant.

Also, the main way beam weapons destroy ships is by overheating the entire target ship past their capacity to vent (instead of causing localized damage as with all the other weapons systems) until it blows up from said heat.

Source: Frickin' Laser Beams
This is a double-edged sword for the pirates though; if Samus can't vent the phazon in time (due to a paralyzing attack, for example) it's a Non-Standard Game Over for her, but to vent phazon she has to Beam Spam it all out, and those beams are highly destructive to anyone nearby.

Source: EMP

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