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- Dictionarybea·con/ˈbēk(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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The meaning of BEACON is a lighthouse or other signal for guidance. How to use beacon in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
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 definition: a light on a hill or in a tower that warns people of something or is a signal or guide. Learn more.
beacon meaning, definition, what is beacon: a light that is put somewhere to warn or...: Learn 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.
