beacon
[ bee-kuhn ]
/ ˈbi kən /
noun
verb (used with object)
to serve as a beacon to; warn or guide.
to furnish or mark with beacons: a ship assigned to beacon the shoals.
verb (used without object)
to serve or shine as a beacon: A steady light beaconed from the shore.
SYNONYMS FOR beacon
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Origin of beacon
First recorded before 950; Middle English beken, Old English bēacen “sign, signal”; cognate with Old Frisian bāken, Old Saxon bōkan, Old High German bouhhan
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Beacon
[ bee-kuhn ]
/ ˈbi kən /
noun
a city in SE New York.
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British Dictionary definitions for beacon
beacon
/ (ˈbiːkən) /
noun
verb
to guide or warn
(intr) to shine
Word Origin for beacon
Old English beacen sign; related to Old Frisian bāken, Old Saxon bōcan, Old High German bouhhan
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