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beacon
  1. A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
  2. (nautical) A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners.
    1. A post or buoy placed over a shoal or bank to warn vessels of danger; also a signal mark on land. (FM 55-501)
  3. A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers.
  4. (figuratively) That which gives notice of danger.
  5. An electronic device that broadcasts a signal to nearby portable devices, enabling smartphones etc. to perform actions when in physical proximity to the beacon.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. light, rocket, lamp, illuminant, fire, beam, bonfire, flare, lantern, balefire, heliograph, lodestar, warning light, signal fire, warning fire, guiding light, signal light, Very light, torch, flashlight, spotlight, searchlight, floodlight, limelight, flash, gaslight, lights, kerosene lamp, hurricane lamp, gas lamp, illumination, lighting, flood lamp, photoflood, headlight, foglamp, headlamp, stage light, search light, bright lights, spot, uplighter, floor lamp, bedside lamp, table lamp, desk lamp, standard lamp, penlight, oil lamp, uplight … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “When night falls, the lighthouse and its embracing beacon draw the eye, flashing every five seconds as its loom bounces over the waves.”
      “Stefansson spent the next hour gazing through binoculars and telescopes before concluding that it was probably a beacon on an island.”
      “Meanwhile, alerted by the beacon Sinon lit at the tomb of Achilles, the Greek forces silently returned from Tenedos.”
beaconage
  1. Money paid for the maintenance of a beacon.
  2. (uncountable) Beacons collectively.
  3. Examples:
      4. “The vessels which travel the straits are required to pay beaconage, salvage and health fees.”
beaconing
  1. gerund of beacon
    1. (computing) A continuous signaling of error conditions on a LAN, or small packets on a wireless LAN (WLAN).
    2. (computing) In a token ring network, the process of isolating a fault domain with signals, so that recovery actions can take place.
beaconings
  1. plural of beaconing
beaconages
  1. plural of beaconage
beacons
  1. plural of beacon
  2. Synonyms:
      3. light, rockets, lamps, illuminants, fire, beams, bonfires, flares, lanterns, balefires, heliographs, lodestars, guiding lights, Very lights, torches, flashlights, searchlights, spotlights, floodlights, limelight, gas lamps, hurricane lamps, gaslight, flashes, stage lights, headlamps, headlights, bright lights, photofloods, illumination, lighting, uplighters, desk lamps, standard lamps, floor lamps, spots, table lamps, penlights, oil lamps, uplights, diyas, lighthouses, watchtowers, pharoi, phares, landmarks, signals, lightships, leading lights … more
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