beacon : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: beacon	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
beacon n a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance Synonym(s): beacon, beacon fire a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes Synonym(s): radio beacon, beacon a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships Synonym(s): beacon, lighthouse, beacon light, pharos v shine like a beacon guide with a beacon
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beacon \Bea"con\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beaconed} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Beaconing}.] 1. To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine. That beacons the darkness of heaven. --Campbell. 2. To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
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.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Beacon, IA (city, FIPS 5050) Location: 41.27457 N, 92.68125 W Population (1990): 509 (192 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52534 Beacon, NY (city, FIPS 5100) Location: 41.50415 N, 73.96599 W Population (1990): 13243 (5039 housing units) Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 12508
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
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 {Banner}.)