| NOUN | communication | beacon, beacon fire | a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance |
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| artifact | beacon, radio beacon | a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes | |
| artifact | beacon, lighthouse, beacon light, pharos | a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals / shoals to passing ships | |
| VERB | perception | beacon | shine like a beacon |
| motion | beacon | guide with a beacon / beacon |
| Sounds | biy'kahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance. | |
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| Synonym | beacon fire | |
| Narrower | signal fire, signal light | A fire set as a signal |
| Broader | visual signal | A signal that involves visual communication |
| Spanish | faro | |
| Verbs | beacon | shine like a beacon |
| Meaning | A radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes. | |
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| Synonym | radio beacon | |
| Broader | radio station | station for the production and transmission of AM or FM radio broadcasts |
| Spanish | radiobaliza, radiofaro | |
| Catalan | radiofar | |
| Meaning | A tower with a light that gives warning of shoals / shoals to passing ships. | |
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| Synonyms | lighthouse, beacon light, pharos | |
| Instances | Tower of Pharos | A great lighthouse (500 feet high) built at Alexandria in 285 BC |
| Broader | tower | A structure taller than its diameter |
| Spanish | almenara, baliza, faro, pharos | |
| Catalan | far, pharos | |
| Verbs | beacon | guide with a beacon / beacon |
| beacon | shine like a beacon | |
| Meaning | shine like a beacon. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | shine, beam | emit light |
| Spanish | balizar | |
| Nouns | beacon | a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals / shoals to passing ships |
| beacon | a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance | |
| Meaning | Guide with a beacon / beacon. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | lead, take, direct, conduct, guide | Take somebody somewhere |
| Spanish | balizar | |
| Nouns | beacon | a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals / shoals to passing ships |
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