beacon

[ bee-kuhn ]
/ ˈbi kən /

noun

verb (used with object)

to serve as a beacon to; warn or guide.
to furnish or mark with beacons: a ship assigned to beacon the shoals.

verb (used without object)

to serve or shine as a beacon: A steady light beaconed from the shore.

Origin of beacon

before 950; Middle English beken, Old English bēacen sign, signal; cognate with Old Frisian bāken, Old Saxon bōkan, Old High German bouhhan

SYNONYMS FOR beacon

1 beam, buoy, pharos; signal fire; balefire.

OTHER WORDS FROM beacon

bea·con·less, adjective un·bea·coned, adjective

Definition for beacon (2 of 2)

Beacon
[ bee-kuh n ]
/ ˈbi kən /

noun

a city in SE New York.

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British Dictionary definitions for beacon

beacon
/ (ˈbiːkən) /

noun

verb

to guide or warn
(intr) to shine

Word Origin for beacon

Old English beacen sign; related to Old Frisian bāken, Old Saxon bōcan, Old High German bouhhan