balance beam
noun
a narrow wooden rail about 16 feet (5 meters) long and 4 inches (10 cm) 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,
balance lug,
balance of nature,
balance of payments
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 TrevithickMr. 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