beacon : Idioms & Phrases
Beacon fire
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noun a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
beacon.
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- a signal fire.
Webster 1913
beacon hill
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noun a fashionable section of Boston; site of the Massachusetts capital building
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beacon light
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noun a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
pharos; beacon; lighthouse.
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radar beacon
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noun a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position
racon.
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radio beacon
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noun a characteristic signal emitted by a transmitter used for navigation
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noun a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes
beacon.