Home › Words › S › shoebeamshoebeam/ˈʃuː.ɡɪə(ɹ)/shoebeam means A beam of non-conductive material (usually fibreglass or wood), attached to a train bogey that supports the pickup shoe.shoebeam is pronounced /ˈʃuː.ɡɪə(ɹ)/.EtymologyFrom shoe + beam.nounA beam of non-conductive material (usually fibreglass or wood), attached to a train bogey that supports the pickup shoe.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).