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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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BEACON definition: 1. a light or fire in a place that is easy to see, such as on the top of a hill, that acts as a…. Learn more.
The meaning of BEACON is a lighthouse or other signal for guidance. How to use beacon in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
1. A beacon is a light or a fire, usually on a hill or tower, which acts as a signal or a warning. [...] 2. If someone acts as a beacon to other people, they inspire or encourage them. [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'beacon' British English: biːkən American English: bikən. More. Conjugations of 'beacon'
