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Definitions for Beacon

[1] a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
[2] a tower or hill used for such purposes.
[3] a lighthouse, signal buoy, etc., on a shore or at a dangerous area at sea to warn and guide vessels.
[4] Navigation . radio beacon. a radar device at a fixed location that, upon receiving a radar pulse, transmits a reply pulse that enables the original sender to determine his or her position relative to the fixed location.
[5] a person, act, or thing that warns or guides.
[6] a person or thing that illuminates or inspires: The Bible has been our beacon during this trouble.
[7] Digital Technology . web beacon.
[8] to serve as a beacon to; warn or guide.
[9] to furnish or mark with beacons: a ship assigned to beacon the shoals.
[10] to serve or shine as a beacon: A steady light beaconed from the shore.
[11] a city in SE New York.
[12] a signal fire or light on a hill, tower, etc, esp one used formerly as a warning of invasion
[13] a hill on which such fires were lit
[14] a lighthouse, signalling buoy, etc, used to warn or guide ships in dangerous waters
[15] short for radio beacon
[16] a radio or other signal marking a flight course in air navigation
[17] short for Belisha beacon
[18] a person or thing that serves as a guide, inspiration, or warning
[19] a stone set by a surveyor to mark a corner or line of a site boundary, etc
[20] to guide or warn
[21] (intr) to shine

Words related to Beacon

flare, lantern, radar, rocket, alarm, sign, beam, lamp, watchtower, alert, bonfire, lighthouse, heliograph, pharos, lodestar, balefire, guidepost

Words nearby Beacon

beachscape, beachside, beachwear, beachy, beachy head, beacon, beacon hill, beacon school, beacon status, beaconage, beaconsfield

Origin of Beacon

before 950; Middle English beken, Old English bēacen sign, signal; cognate with Old Frisian bāken, Old Saxon bōkan, Old High German bouhhan

Other words from Beacon

bea·con·less , adjective
un·bea·coned , adjective

Word origin for Beacon

Old English beacen sign; related to Old Frisian bāken , Old Saxon bōcan , Old High German bouhhan

Synonyms for Beacon

flare, lantern, radar, alarm, alert, balefire, beam, bonfire, guidepost, heliograph, lamp, lighthouse, lodestar, pharos, rocket, sign, watchtower, signal fire, smoke signal, warning signal