balance beam

A gymnast walking on a balance beam.

Noun

  • A gymnastics apparatus, a narrow wooden rail used in artistic (athletic) gymnastics.
  • A gymnastics event using the balance beam apparatus.
  • The horizontal member of any balance (scale,) usually carrying pans at each end, supported at its center by a fulcrum.

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