'Beacon' definitions:
Definition of 'beacon'
From: WordNet
noun
A fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance [syn: beacon, beacon fire]
noun
A radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes [syn: radio beacon, beacon]
noun
A tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships [syn: beacon, lighthouse, beacon light, pharos]
verb
Shine like a beacon
verb
Guide with a beacon
Definition of 'Beacon'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Beacon'
From: GCIDE
- Beacon \Bea"con\ (b[=e]"k'n), n. [OE. bekene, AS. be['a]cen, b[=e]cen; akin to OS. b[=o]kan, Fries. baken, beken, sign, signal, D. baak, OHG. bouhhan, G. bake; of unknown origin. Cf. Beckon.]
- 1. A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning. [1913 Webster]
- No flaming beacons cast their blaze afar. --Gay. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A signal, such as that from a lighthouse, or a conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A high hill near the shore. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
- 4. That which gives notice of danger. [1913 Webster]
- Modest doubt is called The beacon of the wise. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Navigation) a radio transmitter which emits a characteristic signal indication its location, so that vehicles may determine their exact location by locating the beacon with a radio compass; -- also called {radio beacon}. [1913 Webster]
- 5. [fig.] that which provides guidance or inspiration; the Constitution has been a beacon for civil rights activists. [PJC]
- Beacon fire, a signal fire. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Beacon'
From: Easton
- Beacon a pole (Heb. to'ren) used as a standard or ensign set on the tops of mountains as a call to the people to assemble themselves for some great national purpose (Isa. 30:17). In Isa. 33:23 and Ezek. 27:5, the same word is rendered "mast." (See Banner.)
Synonyms of 'beacon'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aid to navigation,
- air-raid alarm,
- airport beacon,
- airway beacon,
- alarm,
- alarm bell,
- alarm clock,
- alarm signal,
- alarum,
- alert,
- all clear,
- AM transmitter,
- amateur transmitter,
- amber light,
- anchor light,
- approach light,
- backfire,
- balefire,
- beacon fire,
- beacons,
- beam,
- bell,
- bell buoy,
- belvedere,
- blaze,
- bleachers,
- blinker,
- blinker light,
- blinking light,
- blue peter,
- bonfire,
- bridge,
- buoy,
- burglar alarm,
- burning ghat,
- buzzer,
- campfire,
- caution light,
- ceiling light,
- cheerful fire,
- combustion,
- conflagration,
- conning tower,
- corposant,
- cozy fire,
- crackling fire,
- crematory,
- crostarie,
- death fire,
- fan marker,
- fen fire,
- fiery cross,
- fire,
- fire alarm,
- fire bell,
- fire flag,
- five-minute gun,
- flame,
- flare,
- flare path,
- flare-up,
- flashing light,
- flashing point,
- flicker,
- flickering flame,
- FM transmitter,
- fog bell,
- fog signal,
- fog whistle,
- foghorn,
- forest fire,
- fox fire,
- funeral pyre,
- fusee,
- gale warning,
- gallery,
- gazebo,
- glance,
- go light,
- gong buoy,
- grandstand,
- green light,
- heliograph,
- high sign,
- hooter,
- horn,
- hue and cry,
- hurricane warning,
- ignis fatuus,
- ignition,
- ingle,
- international alphabet flag,
- international numeral pennant,
- kick,
- Klaxon,
- lambent flame,
- leer,
- light,
- lighthouse,
- lightship,
- lookout,
- loophole,
- magnesium flare,
- marker,
- marker beacon,
- marshfire,
- Mayday,
- microphone,
- navigation light,
- nod,
- note of alarm,
- nudge,
- observation post,
- observatory,
- occulting light,
- open fire,
- outlook,
- overlook,
- parachute flare,
- peanut gallery,
- peephole,
- pharos,
- pilot flag,
- poke,
- police whistle,
- prairie fire,
- pylon,
- pyre,
- quarantine flag,
- racon,
- radar beacon,
- radiator,
- radio beacon,
- radio range beacon,
- radio transmitter,
- radiomicrophone,
- radiosonde,
- raging fire,
- red flag,
- red light,
- ringside,
- ringside seat,
- rocket,
- Roman candle,
- RT transmitter,
- sailing aid,
- sea of flames,
- semaphore,
- semaphore flag,
- semaphore telegraph,
- sheet of fire,
- sighthole,
- sign,
- signal,
- signal beacon,
- signal bell,
- signal fire,
- signal flag,
- signal flare,
- signal gong,
- signal gun,
- signal lamp,
- signal light,
- signal mast,
- signal of distress,
- signal post,
- signal rocket,
- signal shot,
- signal siren,
- signal tower,
- siren,
- skyrocket,
- small-craft warning,
- smudge fire,
- SOS,
- spar buoy,
- still alarm,
- stop light,
- storm cone,
- storm flag,
- storm warning,
- Texas tower,
- the nod,
- the wink,
- three-alarm fire,
- tocsin,
- top gallery,
- touch,
- tower,
- traffic light,
- traffic signal,
- transceiver,
- transmitter,
- two-alarm fire,
- two-minute gun,
- upside-down flag,
- Very flare,
- watch fire,
- watchtower,
- whistle,
- white flag,
- wigwag,
- wigwag flag,
- wildfire,
- wind cone,
- wind indicator,
- wind sock,
- wink,
- witch fire,
- yellow flag
Beacon, NY -- U.S. city in New York
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Beacon, NY -- U.S. city in New York
Population (2000) :
13808
Housing Units (2000) :
5406
Land area (2000) :
4.775167 sq. miles (12.367626 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.113614 sq. miles (0.294258 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
4.888781 sq. miles (12.661884 sq. km)
FIPS code :
05100
Located within :
New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location :
41.504243 N, 73.965576 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
12508
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Beacon, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Beacon, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000) :
518
Housing Units (2000) :
217
Land area (2000) :
1.006822 sq. miles (2.607656 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.006822 sq. miles (2.607656 sq. km)
FIPS code :
05050
Located within :
Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location :
41.275948 N, 92.680733 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
52534
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.