beacon

Meaning of beacon

noun
  1. A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
  2. A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners.
  3. A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers.
  4. That which gives notice of danger, or keeps people on the correct path.
  5. 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
  1. To act as a beacon.
  2. To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
  3. To furnish with a beacon or beacons.

Information about beacon

  • The plural form of beacon is: beacons.
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Hyphenation of beacon

bea-con

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • beacon is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

beacon synonyms

Meaning lighthouse:

lighthouse, pharos

Translation of beacon

Anagrams of beacon

bonace

Words that rhyme with beacon

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