Collocations for beam - noun

bright, intense, piercing, powerful | narrow, thin | electron, laser, searchlight, torch

direct, point, send, shine | play
He played the beam of his torch over the wall of the cave.

catch sb/sth in
He was suddenly caught in the full beam of a searchlight.

shine | illuminate sth, light sth up

~ from
the beam from the lighthouse

~ of
A beam of sunlight shone in through the window.

on full beam
car headlights on full beam

timber, wooden | oak | iron, metal, steel | old, original
a cottage with original beams and a thatched roof

exposed
a cosy pub with exposed oak beams

horizontal, vertical

support sth