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    beacon
    /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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  2. A beacon is a light or fire that acts as a signal or warning, or a device that sends out a radio signal. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of beacon, and see examples and translations in different languages.

  3. A beacon is a signal or a source of light that guides or warns people. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and usage of the word beacon as a noun and a verb.

  4. noun. a signal fire or light on a hill, tower, etc, esp one used formerly as a warning of invasion. a hill on which such fires were lit. a lighthouse, signalling buoy, etc, used to warn or guide ships in dangerous waters. short for radio beacon.

  5. A beacon is a light or a fire, usually on a hill or tower, which acts as a signal or a warning. It can also mean a person or thing that inspires or guides others. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms of beacon.

  6. 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.

  7. Definition of beacon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. BEACON definition: a light on a hill or in a tower that warns people of something or is a signal or guide. Learn more.