racon

[ rey-kon ]

/ ˈreɪ kɒn /

noun

radar beacon.

Nearby words

racking, rackingly, rackle, rackwork, raclette, racon, raconteur, raconteuse, racoon, racq, racquet

Origin of racon

1940–45, Americanism; ra(dar bea)con

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Examples from the Web for racon

After it has cooled it is again returned into the pan and boiled—if for the racon for three hours, if for the jibes four.
Bible Animals;|J. G. Wood

British Dictionary definitions for racon

racon

/ (ˈreɪkɒn) /

noun

another name for radar beacon

Word Origin for racon

C20: from ra (dar) + (bea) con

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