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Meaning of 'beacon' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Beacon [ n.]
- A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
- A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners.
- A high hill near the shore.
- That which gives notice of danger.
2 . Beacon [ v. t.]
- To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
- To furnish with a beacon or beacons.

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