beacon fire : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: beacon fire	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for beacon fire
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beacon fire n a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance Synonym(s): beacon, beacon fire
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beacon \Bea"con\, n. [OE. bekene, AS. be[a0]cen, b[?]cen; akin to OS. b[?]kan, Fries. baken, beken, sign, signal, D. baak, OHG. bouhhan, G. bake; of unknown origin. Cf. {Beckon}.] 1. A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning. No flaming beacons cast their blaze afar. --Gay. 2. A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners. 3. A high hill near the shore. [Prov. Eng.] 4. That which gives notice of danger. Modest doubt is called The beacon of the wise. --Shak. {Beacon fire}, a signal fire.