Beacon

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A high hill near the shore.

II. Beacon ·noun That which gives notice of danger.

III. Beacon ·vt To furnish with a beacon or beacons.

IV. Beacon ·vt To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to Illumine.

V. Beacon ·noun A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.

VI. Beacon ·noun A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners.

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