beacon
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5.9
- noun
- /ˈbiːkən/
- Specialized
:
baliza
- The ship's captain followed the beacon to safely navigate through the fog.
We are a communications beacon for anyone out there in the universe that might be listening and paying attention.
- We are a communications beacon for anyone out there in the universe that might be listening and paying attention.
- The earliest ones were of course radio beacons.
- And I believe the beacon has been deployed successfully is, is working.
Examples
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There's a radio navigation beacon on the top of Tamitange.
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During the rescue mission, the team relied on the beacon to locate the stranded hikers.
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Go activate the emergency beacon and you get back here.
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After your mission, turn on your beacon and we'll extract you after dark.
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The locators failed in flight, and the beacon did not function.
Fiction book (1990) -
We homed in on its beacon.
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We are picking up the homing beacon and deploying search and rescue.
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The derelict points up at the night sky, where a beacon is blazing in the darkness.
Fiction book (1992) -
At oh-three-hundred this morning, TDRSS picked up an automated navigation beacon broadcasting at two-minute intervals in Neptune orbit.
Fiction book (1997) -
The coastal beacon emitted a signal that guided boats safely to the harbor.
Synonyms
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A device that sends radio or television signals across long distances
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3.4
A device that sends out radio signals
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4.1
A device that sends radio signals to guide ships or aircraft
A device that receives radar signals and sends a coded signal back to help ships or planes find their position
Compounds
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5.3
An old, fashionable neighbourhood in Boston with long rows of brick houses and the state government building
- Specialized
A device that receives radar signals and sends a coded signal back to help ships or planes find their position
How Strong
- Specialized
34
5.9
- Specialized
142
3.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word beacon comes from the old English bēacen meaning 'signal'. A radio beacon is a modern kind of signal that sends a steady 'sign' to guide ships or planes, just like the old fires guided sailors.