a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
a tower or hill used for such purposes.
a lighthouse, signal buoy, etc., on a shore or at a dangerous area at sea to warn and guide vessels.
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.
a person, act, or thing that warns or guides.
a person or thing that illuminates or inspires: The Bible has been our beacon during this trouble.
Digital Technology. web beacon.
verb (used with object)
to serve as a beacon to; warn or guide.
to furnish or mark with beacons: a ship assigned to beacon the shoals.
verb (used without object)
to serve or shine as a beacon: A steady light beaconed from the shore.
Origin of beacon
First recorded before 950; Middle English beken, Old English bēacen “sign, signal”; cognate with Old Frisian bāken, Old Saxon bōkan, Old High German bouhhan
SYNONYMS FOR beacon
1 beam, buoy, pharos; signal fire; balefire.
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OTHER WORDS FROM beacon
bea·con·less,adjectiveun·bea·coned,adjective
Words nearby beacon
beach volleyball, beachwear, beach wormwood, beachy, Beachy Head, beacon, beaconage, Beacon Hill, beacon school, Beaconsfield, beacon status
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Released by the insects, these airborne scents could act as an beacon.
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John Paul II told the European Union at the time that it was “a beacon of civilization.”
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But simultaneously, as indicated by his support for Beacon, journalism is still incredibly valuable to him.
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I also think Christine Baranski is a beacon of light and I, too, would like to know what Josh Charles was thinking.
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Our beloved Lady Liberty has been a beacon of hope for millions of people seeking a better life.
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He glanced back over his shoulder to see the beacon of Scarthey straight over the stern.
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Each log or upright beam of the beacon was to be fixed to the rock by two strong and massive bats or stanchions of iron.
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On the shore, in front of the house, a great bonfire flamed up, a beacon that could be seen far out on the river.
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It became at once a codified standard of purer religious life and ultimately served as a beacon of light for the future.