beacon : Idioms & Phrases


Beacon fire

  • 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

  • noun a fashionable section of Boston; site of the Massachusetts capital building
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beacon light

  • noun a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
    pharos; beacon; lighthouse.
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radar beacon

  • 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

  • noun a characteristic signal emitted by a transmitter used for navigation
  • noun a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes
    beacon.
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