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▸ noun: (nautical) A signal, buoy, post, or other conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners, particularly to warn vessels of danger.
▸ noun: A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers.
▸ noun: (figurative) That which gives notice of danger, hope, etc., or keeps people on the correct path.
▸ noun: 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: (intransitive) To act as a beacon.
▸ verb: (transitive) To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
▸ verb: (transitive) To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
▸ noun: A town in Western Australia.
▸ noun: A city and town in Iowa, United States.
▸ noun: A city in New York, United States.
▸ noun: A hamlet in Devon, England.
▸ noun: A surname.
▸ noun: (Internet) Short for web beacon. [(Internet, marketing) A web bug.]
Similar:
lighthouse,
pharos,
radio beacon,
beacon fire,
beacon light,
signal fire,
blinkenlight,
firebell,
warning bell,
fire bell,
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