From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmoonbeammoon‧beam /ˈmuːnbiːm/ noun [countable] LIGHTa shining line of light from the moon
Examples from the Corpus
moonbeam• Behind each star was a moonbeam, some mischievous, some sad; all of them worth looking for and recognizing.• Do you cringe before a religion compounded of clouds and moonbeams?• Fox red, moonbeam silver, I held the precious strands like a pilgrim sips water from a miraculous spring.• She heard his soft and sensuous chuckle float on the moonbeams behind her. 