beam weapon
noun
: a weapon that uses a beam of energy or radiation (such as a laser beam) to inflict damage
Despite this, inventors have envisioned giant superconducting storage rings that could provide huge amounts of power instantaneously for city power grids, or to power military beam weapons for use against ballistic missiles.—
Malcolm W. Browne
Malcolm W. BrowneExamples of beam weapon in a Sentence
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And while that film's titular megalomaniac was technically Chinese-German and not Russian, there's a timeliness to his nefarious scheme to foil an Ameri- can space launch with a terrifying high-tech radio-beam weapon.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2021
Translation: even with military funding the services wouldn’t see a particle beam weapon soon enough to make worthwhile.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2019
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Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2021
Translation: even with military funding the services wouldn’t see a particle beam weapon soon enough to make worthwhile.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2019
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“Beam weapon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beam%20weapon. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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