Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
full beam
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And suddenly there was action - the van roared into reverse, rushing away from them, its headlights on full beam.
▪ Evan switches the roof spots on full beam.
▪ One man dug using full beam while another stood by the internal telephone system with a dimmed light.
▪ Stage-lights blossomed to full beam - curtains opened slowly - music began to play just a little bit louder.
▪ The car turned into the road ahead of him, catching him in the full beam of its headlights.
▪ The Dodge mounted the kerb, headlights suddenly stabbing out on full beam.
▪ Then she turned the full beam of her attention on me.
Usage examples of "full beam".
She dialed the rifle up to full beam and showed him the lights on the stock indicated that it was fully charged.
Booth interrupted his reflections by coming from the room which occupied the remainder of the full beam of the ship.
Briefly, as if by mistake, the approaching car's headlights came on full beam, then dipped again.
Material projectiles and torpedoes were launched under full beam control.
Suddenly the low-hanging branches of a bush were pushed aside and a man stepped out into the full beam of the light, halting as if he wanted to be recognized.
Without moving more than his hands, Hosteen switched his torch on to full beam, played that bank of light in a careful sweep over the floor under them and the right wall.