BEACON
\bˈiːkən], \bˈiːkən], \b_ˈiː_k_ə_n]\
Definitions of BEACON
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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shine like a beacon
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a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
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a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes
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a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
By Princeton University
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shine like a beacon
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a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
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a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes
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a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
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A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners.
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A high hill near the shore.
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That which gives notice of danger.
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To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
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To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
By Oddity Software
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A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
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A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners.
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A high hill near the shore.
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That which gives notice of danger.
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To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
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To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
By Noah Webster.
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A singal of warning or guidance, on sea or land.
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To light up, as a beacon; furnish with beacons.
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To shine as a beacon.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A fire on an eminence used as a sign of danger: anything that warns of danger.
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To act as a beacon to: to light up.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To light up; shine; guide by a light.
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A prominent object, set up as a guide or warning to mariners; a signal-fire or light.
By James Champlin Fernald
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