| Definition | to fire a ray at |
| OED requirements | antedating 1930 |
| Earliest cite | John W. Campbell, Jr., 'The Black Star Passes' |
| Comment | Fred Galvin submitted a 1942 cite from Isaac Asimov's "Black Friar of the Flame". Fred Galvin submitted a 1947 cite from Henry Guth's "Earthbound". Fred Galvin submitted a 1952 cite from a letter by Derek Pickles to Thrilling Wonder Stories. Fred Galvin submitted a cite from a 1962 reprint of James H. Schmitz's "Agent of Vega", which Mike Christie verified in its 1949 first printing. Fred Galvin submitted a 1934 cite from Frank K. Kelly's "Famine on Mars". Fred Galvin submitted a cite from a 1984 reprint of E.E.'Doc' Smith's 1934 "Skylark of Valeron". Fred Galvin submitted a 1930 cite from John W. Campbell, Jr.'s "The Black Star Passes". |
| Last modified | 1 September, 2009 |
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| 1993 K. S. Robinson Red Mars i. 5 | Seven paths rayed down through the park to become wide, tree-lined, grassy boulevards. |