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BEACON
beacon, lighthouse, beacon light, pharos
(noun) a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
beacon, beacon fire
(noun) a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
beacon
(verb) guide with a beacon
beacon
(verb) shine like a beacon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
beacon (plural beacons)
A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
(nautical) A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners.
A post or buoy placed over a shoal or bank to warn vessels of danger; also a signal mark on land. (FM 55-501)
A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers.
(figurative) That which gives notice of danger, or keeps people on the correct path.
An electronic device that broadcasts a signal to nearby portable devices, enabling smartphones etc. to perform actions when in physical proximity to the beacon.
Verb
beacon (third-person singular simple present beacons, present participle beaconing, simple past and past participle beaconed)
(intransitive) To act as a beacon.
(transitive) To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
(transitive) To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
Proper noun
Beacon
A town in Western Australia.
A city and town in Iowa, United States.
A city in New York, United States.
A hamlet in Devon, England.
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Bea"con, n. Etym: [OE. bekene, AS. beácen, b; akin to OS. b, Fries. baken, beken, sign, signal, D. baak, OHG. bouhhan, G. bake; of unknown origin. Cf. Beckon.]
1. A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning. No flaming beacons cast their blaze afar. Gay.
2. A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners.
3. A high hill near the shore. [Prov. Eng.]
4. That which gives notice of danger. Modest doubt is called The beacon of the wise. Shak. Beacon fire, a signal fire.
Bea"con, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beaconed (p. pr. & vb. n. Beaconing.]
1. To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine. That beacons the darkness of heaven. Campbell.
2. To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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