beacon

(bē'kən)
n.

1. A signaling or guiding device, such as a lighthouse, located on a coast.
2. A radio transmitter that emits a characteristic guidance signal for aircraft.
3. A source of guidance or inspiration.
4. A signal fire, especially one used to warn of an enemy's approach.

tr. & intr.v., -coned, -con·ing, -cons.
To provide with or shine as a beacon.

[Middle English beken, from Old English bēacen.]

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General term for the place where a fire was deliberately lit to give some kind of warning or predetermined message to others, usually by smoke during the day and flames by night. Beacons are generally situated in prominent positions and are usually part of a group, chain, or line that allows the essential message to be spread over a wide area relatively quickly. Most were used to warn of the approach of hostile forces, and during periods of general unrest and the threat of war some beacons became well-established structures with temporary accommodation for those tending them. Roman, medieval, and post-medieval examples are known in northern Europe. See also signal station.

For a list of words related to beacon, see:

• Radios and Radio Technology - beacon: radio transmitter; signal transmitted by radio transmitter

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bavn, bavnblus
v. tr. - afmærke
v. intr. - lyse (som fyrtårn)

Nederlands (Dutch)
(licht-/vuur-/ radio) baken, knipperbol, waarschuwingslicht (b.v. vuurtoren), inspiratiebron, bebakenen, inspireren

Français (French)
n. - balise, phare, signal lumineux, fanal, (Naut) balise, (Aviat) balise, (fig) phare, guide, flambeau, (Hist) feu (d'alarme), colline
v. tr. - briller comme un phare, (Aviat) baliser
v. intr. - (Aviat) baliser

Deutsch (German)
n. - Leuchtbake, leicht sichtbarer Hügel, Leucht-/Funkfeuer, Signalleuchte, Leitstern
v. - ausbaken, erleuchten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πυρσός σηματοδοσίας, συνθηματική φωτιά, φάρος, φανάρι
v. - επισημαίνω (με φωτεινό σήμα), λάμπω ή καθοδηγώ σαν φάρος

Italiano (Italian)
illuminare, boa, faro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - farol (m), bóia (f) luminosa
v. - iluminar, guiar

Русский (Russian)
освещать, обозначать сигнальными огнями, сигнальный огонь, бакен

Español (Spanish)
n. - baliza, faro, almenara
v. tr. - balizar, guiar, almenar
v. intr. - poner balizas, colocar almenas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fyr, sjömärke, signaleld, trafikljus
v. - lysa upp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
烟火, 灯塔, 明亮, 指引, 为...设置信标, 像灯塔般照耀

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 煙火, 燈塔
v. tr. - 明亮, 指引, 為...設置信標
v. intr. - 像燈塔般照耀

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 횃불, 탑, 수로 표지
v. tr. - ~을 밝게 하다, ~를 인도하다, ~에 표지를 달다
v. intr. - 빛나다, 표지가 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ろし, 信号塔, 灯台, 歩行者優先横断標識, 無線標識, のろし, ビーコン

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فنار, منارة, اشارة داله, نار فوق مرتفع للدلاله (فعل) يؤشر, يدل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משואה, אור הנחיה, מגדלור, אור אזהרה‬
v. tr. - ‮משואה, אור הנחיה, מגדלור, אור אזהרה, האיר, סימן (באורות או באותות)‬
v. intr. - ‮משואה, אור הנחיה, מגדלור, אור אזהרה, האיר, סימן (באורות או באותות)‬

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