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单词 balance beam
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balance beam

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noun

a narrow wooden rail about 16 feet (5 meters) long and 4 inches (10 centimeters) wide, set horizontally on upright posts about 4 feet (1.2 meters) from the floor, used for performing feats of balancing and demonstrating gymnastic ability.
a competitive gymnastic event for women in which such an apparatus is used.

Origin of balance beam

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby balance beam

Balakirev, Balaklava, Balakovo, balalaika, balance, balance beam, balance bridge, balance control, balanced, balanced anesthesia, balanced diet
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Example sentences from the Web for balance beam

  • A connecting rod worked a balance-beam, which worked the air-pump, feed-pump, and plug-rod for moving the valves.

    Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
  • Mr. Jump, a director on the mine, pointed out a balance-beam that Mr. Trevithick had put up thirty years before.

    Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
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