shaft of light

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shaft of light - a column of light (as from a beacon)light beam, ray, ray of light, beam of light, irradiation, beam, shaftheat ray - a ray that produces a thermal effecthigh beam - the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illuminationlight, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"moon ray, moonbeam, moon-ray - a ray of moonlightsunbeam, sunray - a ray of sunlightlaser beam - a beam of light generated by a laserlow beam - the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance