Meaning of beacon | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
2. lighthouse
3. A town in Western Australia.
4. 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.
5. A city and town in Iowa, United States.
6. headlight, headlamp (of a vehicle)
7. A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers.
8. A city in New York, United States.
9. light (bicycle accessory)
10. That which gives notice of danger, hope, etc., or keeps people on the correct path; a source of inspiration.
    figuratively
11. A hamlet in Devon, England.
12. An electronic device that broadcasts a signal to nearby portable devices, enabling smartphones etc. to perform actions when in physical proximity to the beacon.
13. A surname.
14. Ellipsis of web beacon.
    Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Equivalents

Examples

“No flaming Beacons caſt their Blaze afar, / The dreadful Signal of invaſive VVar.”

“Henceforth, wherever thou may’st roam, / ⁠My blessing, like a line of light, / ⁠Is on the waters day and night, / And like a beacon guards thee home.”

“a beacon of hope”

“Modest doubt is called / The beacon of the wise.”

“Latin America’s largest economy, with a population of more than 200 million people, is a beacon for China’s delivery and ride-hailing companies looking to export their ruthlessly low-cost business models.”

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