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1 beacon
örömtűz, jelzőtűz, jelzőtűztorony, jelzővilágítás to beacon: világít, ragyog, pécéket lehorgonyoz* * *['bi:kən]1) (a type of light, fire etc that warns of danger, eg the light in a lighthouse.) jelzőfény2) (a radio station or transmitter that sends out signals to guide shipping or aircraft.) rádiós irányadó
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beacon — ► NOUN 1) a fire lit on the top of a hill as a signal. 2) a light serving as a signal for ships or aircraft. 3) a radio transmitter signalling the position of a ship or aircraft. ORIGIN Old English, «sign, portent, ensign» … English terms dictionary
beacon school — noun A school identified as a centre of excellence and providing guidance to other schools in its area • • • Main Entry: ↑beacon * * * ˈbeacon school 7 [beacon school] noun (BrE … Useful english dictionary
beacon interval — noun When a device in a wireless network sends a beacon, it includes with it a beacon interval, which specifies the period of time before it will send the beacon again. The interval tells receiving devices on the network how long they can wait in … Wiktionary
Beacon Hill — noun a fashionable section of Boston; site of the Massachusetts capital building • Instance Hypernyms: ↑city district • Part Holonyms: ↑Boston, ↑Hub of the Universe, ↑Bean Town, ↑Beantown, ↑capital of Massachusetts * * * … Useful english dictionary
beacon fire — noun a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance • Syn: ↑beacon • Derivationally related forms: ↑beacon (for: ↑beacon) • Hypernyms: ↑visual signal … Useful english dictionary
beacon light — noun a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑beacon, ↑lighthouse, ↑pharos • Derivationally related forms: ↑beacon (for: ↑beacon) … Useful english dictionary
beacon — noun Beacon is used before these nouns: ↑school Beacon is used after these nouns: ↑navigation … Collocations dictionary
beacon — noun (C) 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 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
beacon — noun the beacon penetrated the fog Syn: lighthouse; signal light, signal fire, danger signal, bonfire, warning light, warning fire; spotlight, searchlight … Thesaurus of popular words
beacon — noun 1》 a fire lit on the top of a hill as a signal. 2》 a light serving as a signal for ships or aircraft. 3》 a radio transmitter signalling the position of a ship or aircraft. Origin OE bēacn sign, portent, ensign , of W. Gmc origin … English new terms dictionary
beacon — noun Syn: signal, light, fire, danger signal, bonfire, lighthouse … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary