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

Examples of balance beam in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Though Rivera was strong on balance beam and floor, posting the highest mark on beam and the third-best on floor, a disastrous bar routine took the Olympian out of the gold medal race. —Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for balance beam

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Kids Definition

balance beam

noun

: a narrow wooden beam supported in a horizontal position above the floor and used for balancing feats in gymnastics