beacon
🇺🇸
/ˈbiːkən/
🇬🇧
/ˈbiːkən/
noun
R
A light that helps guide people or vehicles and warns them about possible dangers.
The lighthouse served as a beacon for ships during the stormy night.
R
A radio signal station that helps ships and airplanes know where they are.
The lost ship found its way back to port with the help of a beacon.
R
In the past, it was a fire lit on a hill to send a signal.
The beacon on the hill alerted the villagers of the approaching enemy.
translation
A light that helps guide people or vehicles and warns them about possible dangers.; A radio signal station that helps ships and airplanes know where they are.; In the past, it was a fire lit on a hill to send a signal.
Word Forms
Plural
beacons