balance beam
noun
1
: a narrow wooden beam supported in a horizontal position approximately four feet above the floor and used for balancing feats in gymnastics
2
: an event in gymnastics competition in which the balance beam is used
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One side has markings that guide where to place your hands and feet for cartwheels, while the other side has a long strip to help practice balance beam routines.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
The Olympic medalist was also stellar on her trademark events: floor exercise and balance beam, qualifying second and fourth.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Other popular components Other popular components in playgrounds include tunnels, towers, zip lines, balance beams and seesaws.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
That includes the dude competing with one arm and the other dude who when not falling repeatedly off a balance beam into the ocean was losing his grip 15 seconds into a challenge.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
The Olympic medalist was also stellar on her trademark events: floor exercise and balance beam, qualifying second and fourth.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Other popular components Other popular components in playgrounds include tunnels, towers, zip lines, balance beams and seesaws.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
That includes the dude competing with one arm and the other dude who when not falling repeatedly off a balance beam into the ocean was losing his grip 15 seconds into a challenge.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for balance beam
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“Balance beam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balance%20beam. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.
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