radio beacon
noun
a radio station that sends a characteristic signal so as to enable ships or airplanes to determine their position or bearing by means of a radio compass.
Origin of radio beacon
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby radio beacon
radiguet,
radii,
radin,
radio,
radio astronomy,
radio beacon,
radio beam,
radio car,
radio collar,
radio compass,
radio control
Example sentences from the Web for radio beacon
This tone acts as a radio-beacon, and directs the ants to the colony, no matter where they may be located.
The Bell Tone |Edmund H. Leftwich
British Dictionary definitions for radio beacon
radio beacon
noun
a fixed radio transmitting station that broadcasts a characteristic signal by means of which a vessel or aircraft can determine its bearing or position
Sometimes shortened to: beacon