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- Dictionarybeacon/ˈbiːk(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a fire or light set up in a high or prominent position as a warning, signal, or celebration: "a chain of beacons carried the news"
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a device that sends out a radio signal to show the position of something such as a ship, aircraft, etc.: A plane's transponder is a beacon that transmits an identifying code. Planes fly along air corridors marked by ground-based radio beacons. a good example that gives people hope or encouragement: She was a beacon of hope in troubled times.
The meaning of BEACON is a lighthouse or other signal for guidance. How to use beacon in a sentence.
Beacon definition: a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.. See examples of BEACON used in a sentence.
noun. 1. a signal fire or light on a hill, tower, etc, esp one used formerly as a warning of invasion. 2. a hill on which such fires were lit. 3. a lighthouse, signalling buoy, etc, used to warn or guide ships in dangerous waters. 4. short for radio beacon. 5. a radio or other signal marking a flight course in air navigation.
1. a signal fire or light on a hill, tower, etc, esp one used formerly as a warning of invasion. 2. (Physical Geography) a hill on which such fires were lit. 3. (Nautical Terms) a lighthouse, signalling buoy, etc, used to warn or guide ships in dangerous waters. 4. (Telecommunications) short for radio beacon. 5.
Beacon comes from an Old English word meaning “sign,” and that's what actual beacons are for lost ships: signs of having made it to land. Beacons are often some kind of light, like the bonfires that the ancient Greeks lit on hillsides to communicate that an army had come home from overseas.
Definition of beacon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
BEACON meaning: 1 : a strong light that can be seen from far away and that is used to help guide ships, airplanes, etc.; 2 : a radio signal that is broadcast to help guide ships, airplanes, etc.
BEACON meaning: a light on a hill or in a tower that warns people of something or is a signal or guide. Learn more.
noun. beacons. A signal fire, especially one used to warn of an enemy's approach. American Heritage. A signal fire, esp. one on a hill, pole, etc. Webster's New World. A signaling or guiding device that emits light, such as a lighthouse. American Heritage. Any light or radio signal for warning or guiding. Webster's New World.
