Found 3 items, similar to Beacon.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: beacon lentera
English → English (WordNet) Definition: beacon beacon n 1: a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance [syn: beacon fire] 2: a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes [syn: radio beacon] 3: a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships [syn: lighthouse, beacon light, pharos] v 1: shine like a beacon 2: guide with a beacon
English → English (gcide) Definition: Beacon Beacon \Bea"con\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beaconed (b[=e]"k'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Beaconing.] 1. To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine. [1913 Webster] That beacons the darkness of heaven. --Campbell. [1913 Webster] 2. To furnish with a beacon or beacons. [1913 Webster] 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]