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Bea"con (b&ē;"k'n), n. [OE. bekene, AS. beácen, b&ē;cen; akin to OS. b&ō;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.
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No flaming beacons cast their blaze afar. Gay.
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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.
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3. A high hill near the shore. [Prov. Eng.]
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4. That which gives notice of danger.
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Modest doubt is called
The beacon of the wise. Shak.
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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.
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5. [fig.] that which provides guidance or inspiration; the Constitution has been a beacon for civil rights activists.
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Beacon fire, a signal fire.
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Bea"con, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beaconed (b&ē;"k'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Beaconing.] 1. To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
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That beacons the darkness of heaven. Campbell.
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2. To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
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