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• Beacon Hill Park — is a 75 ha (200 acre) park located along the shore of Juan de Fuca Strait in Victoria, British Columbia. The park is popular both with tourists and locals, and contains a number of amenities including woodland and shoreline trails, a playground,… …   Wikipedia

• beacon — [bē′kən] n. [ME beken < OE beacen, becen < Gmc * baukna, prob. < IE * bhāu , var. of base * bhā , to gleam, shine > Gr phainein, to show, appear] 1. a signal fire, esp. one on a hill, pole, etc. 2. any light or radio signal for… …   English World dictionary

• Beacon sandstone — The Beacon sandstone is a geological formation exposed in Antarctica and deposited from the Devonian to the Triassic ( Ma|400| Ma|225Verify source|date=April 2008). The sandstone was originally described as a formation, and upgraded to group and… …   Wikipedia

• beacon — /ˈbikən / (say beekuhn) noun 1. a guiding or warning signal, such as a fire, especially one on a pole, tower, hill, etc. 2. a tower or hill used for such purposes. 3. a lighthouse, signal buoy, etc., on a coast or over dangerous spots at sea to… …  

• beacon — I. noun Etymology: Middle English beken, from Old English bēacen 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Beacon —    A pole (Heb. to ren) used as a standard or ensign set on the tops of mountains as a call to the people to assemble themselves for some great national purpose (Isa. 30:17). In Isa. 33:23 and Ezek. 27:5, the same word is rendered mast. (See… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Belisha beacon — A Belisha beacon is a flashing orange globe atop a tall black and white pole. They appear on either side of the road at zebra crossings in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in the former British crown colonies of Singapore and Hong Kong. They are… …   Wikipedia

• Totem pole — Totem poles are monumental sculptures carved from great trees, usually cedar, but mostly Western Redcedar, by a number of Indigenous cultures along the Pacific northwest coast of North America. The word totem is derived from the Ojibwe word… …   Wikipedia

• Belisha beacon — noun A tall black and white pole topped by flashing orange globe, placed on either side of the road at zebra crossings; mostly now replaced by more sophisticated arrangements …   Wiktionary

• navigation — navigational, adj. /nav i gay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of navigating. 2. the art or science of plotting, ascertaining, or directing the course of a ship, aircraft, or guided missile. [1520 30; < L navigation (s. of navigatio) a voyage.… …   Universalium

• United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium