bea·con /ˈbikən/
煙火,燈塔(vt.)(vi.)照亮
beacon
引標
beacon
信標 指標
Bea·con n.
1. A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
No flaming beacons cast their blaze afar. --Gay.
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.
3. A high hill near the shore. [Prov. Eng.]
4. That which gives notice of danger.
Modest doubt is called
The beacon of the wise. --Shak.
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}.
Beacon fire, a signal fire.
Bea·con, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beaconed p. pr. & vb. n. Beaconing.]
1. To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
That beacons the darkness of heaven. --Campbell.
2. To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
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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
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.)