Beacon - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈbiːkən|
Brit.
|ˈbiːk(ə)n|
noun
- a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
- a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes
- a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships (syn: lighthouse, pharos)
- a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes
- a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships (syn: lighthouse, pharos)
verb
- shine like a beacon
- guide with a beacon
- guide with a beacon
Extra examples
These countries are beacons of democracy.
Our nation should be a beacon of peace to people around the world.
...a lone lighthouse beacons the entrance to the island's only harbor...
The education program offers a beacon of hope to these children.
Word forms
noun
singular: beacon
plural: beacons
singular: beacon
plural: beacons
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