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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bea•con /ˈbikən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a guiding signal, as a light, esp. one in a high position.
- a tower used for such purposes.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa lighthouse, signal buoy in the water, etc., to warn and guide vessels.
- Naval Terms, Nautical
- , Nautical, Naval Terms radio beacon.
- a radio device sending out a signal as an aid to navigation.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bea•con (bē′kən),USA pronunciation n. - a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, esp. one in an elevated position.
- a tower or hill used for such purposes.
- Nautical, Naval Termsa lighthouse, signal buoy, etc., on a shore or at a dangerous area at sea to warn and guide vessels.
- [Navig.]
- Naval TermsSee radio beacon.
- Nauticala 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.
v.t. - to serve as a beacon to;
warn or guide. - to furnish or mark with beacons:a ship assigned to beacon the shoals.
v.i. - to serve or shine as a beacon:A steady light beaconed from the shore.
- bef. 950; Middle English beken, Old English bēacen sign, signal; cognate with Old Frisian bāken, Old Saxon bōkan, Old High German bouhhan
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged beam, buoy, pharos; signal fire; balefire.
Bea•con (bē′kən),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa city in SE New York. 12,937.
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