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

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