beam hole


noun
  1. a hole in the shield of a nuclear reactor through which a beam of radiation, esp of neutrons, is allowed to escape for experimental purposes

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How to use beam hole in a sentence

  • Through the beam-hole at the stern the water began to flow into the interior of the ship.

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