1. noun 1) маяк also fig. ; бакен; буй 2) сигнальный огонь 3) сигнальная башня 4) предостережение 5) радиомаяк 6) дорожный знак переход (в Великобритании) 7) attr. - beacon fire - beacon light 2. v. 1) освещать сигнальными огнями 2) светить, указывать путь; служить маяком BEACON fire сигнальный огонь BEACON light сигнальный огонь ...
n. 1 a a fire or light set up in a high or prominent position as a warning etc. b Brit. (now often in place-names) a hill suitable for this. 2 a visible warning or guiding point or device (e.g. a lighthouse, navigation buoy, etc.). 3 a radio transmitter whose signal helps fix the position of a ship or aircraft. 4 Brit. = BELISHA BEACON. Etymology: OE beacn f. WG ...
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English beken, from Old English beacen sign; akin to Old High German bouhhan sign Date: 14th century 1. a signal fire commonly on a hill, tower, or pole 2. a. a lighthouse or other signal for guidance b. a radio transmitter emitting signals for guidance of aircraft 3. a source of light or inspiration II. verb Date: 1650 intransitive verb to shine as a ~ transitive verb to furnish with a ~ BEACONSFIELD biographical name Earl of — see Benjamin Disraeli ...
(beacons) 1. A beacon is a light or a fire, usually on a hill or tower, which acts as a signal or a warning. N-COUNT 2. If someone acts as a beacon to other people, they inspire or encourage them. Our Parliament has been a beacon of hope to the peoples of Europe... General Rudnicki was a moral beacon for many exiled Poles. N-COUNT: usu N to/of/for n ...
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~ n 1 a special tower with a bright light, or a floating object that sends signals, used to warn boats that they are near the shore 2 a light that is put somewhere to warn or guide people, vehicles, or aircraft 3 a radio or radar signal used by aircraft or boats to help them find their position and direction 4 especially literary a person, idea etc that guides or encourages you (a beacon of hope in a dark world) 5 a fire on top of a hill used in former times as a signal (- see also Belisha beacon) ...
educ. abbr. Believing Education And Connecting Our Network pos. abbr. Become Employed At Career Online Network st. exc. abbr. Boston Stock Exchange Automated Communication and Order-routing Network ...