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   bea·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"
   • ▪ (often in place names) a hill suitable for beacon of fire or light: "Ivinghoe Beacon"
   • ▪ a light or other visible object serving as a signal, warning, or guide at sea, on an airfield, etc.
   • ▪ a radio transmitter whose signal helps to fix the position of a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.

   Word Origin Old Englishbēacn ‘sign, portent, ensign’, of West Germanic origin; related to beckon.

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   Synonyms for BEACON: light, lamp, lighting, candle, flashlight, headlight, illuminant, lighthouse; Antonyms of BEACON: dim, dull, darken, obscure, blacken, obfuscate, veil, cover.

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to beacon. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of beacon. The ship's crew watched for the flashing beacon of home port. Synonyms. light. beam. signal. watch fire. bale- fire.

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   n. # light , lamp. Another way to say Beacon? Synonyms for Beacon (other words and phrases for Beacon).

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   1 (noun) in the sense of signal. Definition. a signal fire or light on a hill or tower, used formerly as a warning of invasion. The full moon beams like a beacon in the clear sky. Synonyms. signal. rocket. beam. flare. bonfire. smoke signal. signal fire. See examples for synonyms. 2 (noun) in the sense of lighthouse. Definition. a lighthouse.

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   Synonyms for BEACON: lighthouse, flare, guide, signal, signal fire, pharos, lantern, signal light, signal beam, balefire, lamp, cresset, light, torch, rocket, beacon fire, heliograph, beam, mark, radar, sonar.