(figurative) That which gives notice of danger, or keeps people on the correct path.
(nautical) A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners.
A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers.
A post or buoy placed over a shoal or bank to warn vessels of danger; also a signal mark on land. (FM 55-501)
A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
An electronic device that broadcasts a signal to nearby portable devices, enabling smartphones etc. to perform actions when in physical proximity to the beacon.
verb
(intransitive) To act as a beacon.
(transitive) To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
(transitive) To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
becuna
becuna
noun
Sphyraena sphyraena, a Mediterranean fish.
bonace
cabane
cabane
noun
(aviation) The tripod, pylon, or struts usually at the centre-section of a biplane or high-winged monoplane.
cabmen
cabmen
noun
plural of cabman
cebian
chenab
cubane
cubane
noun
(organic chemistry) One of the Platonic hydrocarbons, C₈H₈, having the carbon atoms placed at the vertices of a cube.