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beacon
Universal Words
noun
1 a light that is placed somewhere to guide vehicles and warn them of danger:
a navigation beacon * (figurative) He was a a beacon of hope for the younger generation.
seealsoBELISHABEACON
2 a radio station whose signal helps ships and aircraft to find their position:
The plane was guided in by radio beacon.
3 (in the past) a fire lit on top of a hill as a signal
