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beaconage

American

[bee-kuh-nij] / ˈbi kə nɪdʒ /

noun

Nautical.

a number or system of beacons.
a tax or fee for maintaining beacons.

Etymology

Origin of beaconage

First recorded in 1600–10; beacon + -age

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