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landing beacon

British  

noun

  1. a radio transmitter that emits a landing beam

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At least one person, Tom McBroom, who is retired at 72, says he actually gave in to this muscle-car twitch, acquiring a “stupidly fast Chevy SS Camaro — an in-your-face orange one bright enough to be a landing beacon for alien spacecraft.”

From Seattle Times

The landing beacon is on, and please report passing Defsat Five.

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