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beacon
(mass) | beacon
- svetlo |
beacon
(encz) | beacon,maják n: Zdeněk Brož |
beacon
(encz) | beacon,světelné znamení n: Petr Prášek |
beacon
(encz) | beacon,světelný signál Zdeněk Brož |
beacon
(encz) | beacon,světlo n: (naděje) Petr Prášek |
beacon
(encz) | beacon,zářit v: [bás.] jose |
Beacon
(gcide) | Beacon \Bea"con\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beaconed (b[=e]"k'nd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Beaconing.]
1. To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
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That beacons the darkness of heaven. --Campbell.
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2. To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
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Beacon
(gcide) | Beacon \Bea"con\ (b[=e]"k'n), n. [OE. bekene, AS. be['a]cen,
b[=e]cen; akin to OS. b[=o]kan, Fries. baken, beken, sign,
signal, D. baak, OHG. bouhhan, G. bake; of unknown origin.
Cf. Beckon.]
1. A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to
give any notice, commonly of warning.
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No flaming beacons cast their blaze afar. --Gay.
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2. A signal, such as that from a lighthouse, or a conspicuous
mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in
shoal water, as a guide to mariners.
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3. A high hill near the shore. [Prov. Eng.]
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4. That which gives notice of danger.
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Modest doubt is called
The beacon of the wise. --Shak.
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5. (Navigation) a radio transmitter which emits a
characteristic signal indication its location, so that
vehicles may determine their exact location by locating
the beacon with a radio compass; -- also called {radio
beacon}.
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5. [fig.] that which provides guidance or inspiration; the
Constitution has been a beacon for civil rights activists.
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Beacon fire, a signal fire.
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beacon
(wn) | beacon
n 1: a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a
distance [syn: beacon, beacon fire]
2: a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for
navigational purposes [syn: radio beacon, beacon]
3: a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing
ships [syn: beacon, lighthouse, beacon light, pharos]
v 1: shine like a beacon
2: guide with a beacon |
BEACON
(bouvier) | BEACON. A signal erected as a sea mark for the use of mariners; also, to
give warning of the approach of an enemy. 1 Com. Dig. 259; 5 Com. Dig. 173.
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beacon of hope
(encz) | beacon of hope,jiskra naděje Pino |
beacons
(encz) | beacons,majáky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
radar beacon
(encz) | radar beacon,radarová maják n: Michal Ambrož |
radio beacon
(encz) | radio beacon, n: |
non-directional beacon
(czen) | Non-Directional Beacon,NDB[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
Beacon
(gcide) | Beacon \Bea"con\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beaconed (b[=e]"k'nd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Beaconing.]
1. To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
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That beacons the darkness of heaven. --Campbell.
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2. To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
[1913 Webster]Beacon \Bea"con\ (b[=e]"k'n), n. [OE. bekene, AS. be['a]cen,
b[=e]cen; akin to OS. b[=o]kan, Fries. baken, beken, sign,
signal, D. baak, OHG. bouhhan, G. bake; of unknown origin.
Cf. Beckon.]
1. A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to
give any notice, commonly of warning.
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No flaming beacons cast their blaze afar. --Gay.
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2. A signal, such as that from a lighthouse, or a conspicuous
mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in
shoal water, as a guide to mariners.
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3. A high hill near the shore. [Prov. Eng.]
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4. That which gives notice of danger.
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Modest doubt is called
The beacon of the wise. --Shak.
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5. (Navigation) a radio transmitter which emits a
characteristic signal indication its location, so that
vehicles may determine their exact location by locating
the beacon with a radio compass; -- also called {radio
beacon}.
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5. [fig.] that which provides guidance or inspiration; the
Constitution has been a beacon for civil rights activists.
[PJC]
Beacon fire, a signal fire.
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Beacon fire
(gcide) | Beacon \Bea"con\ (b[=e]"k'n), n. [OE. bekene, AS. be['a]cen,
b[=e]cen; akin to OS. b[=o]kan, Fries. baken, beken, sign,
signal, D. baak, OHG. bouhhan, G. bake; of unknown origin.
Cf. Beckon.]
1. A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to
give any notice, commonly of warning.
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No flaming beacons cast their blaze afar. --Gay.
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2. A signal, such as that from a lighthouse, or a conspicuous
mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in
shoal water, as a guide to mariners.
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3. A high hill near the shore. [Prov. Eng.]
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4. That which gives notice of danger.
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Modest doubt is called
The beacon of the wise. --Shak.
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5. (Navigation) a radio transmitter which emits a
characteristic signal indication its location, so that
vehicles may determine their exact location by locating
the beacon with a radio compass; -- also called {radio
beacon}.
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5. [fig.] that which provides guidance or inspiration; the
Constitution has been a beacon for civil rights activists.
[PJC]
Beacon fire, a signal fire.
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Beaconage
(gcide) | Beaconage \Bea"con*age\, n.
Money paid for the maintenance of a beacon; also, beacons,
collectively.
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Beaconed
(gcide) | Beacon \Bea"con\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beaconed (b[=e]"k'nd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Beaconing.]
1. To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
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That beacons the darkness of heaven. --Campbell.
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2. To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
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Beaconing
(gcide) | Beacon \Bea"con\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beaconed (b[=e]"k'nd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Beaconing.]
1. To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
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That beacons the darkness of heaven. --Campbell.
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2. To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
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Beaconless
(gcide) | Beaconless \Bea"con*less\, a.
Having no beacon.
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radio beacon
(gcide) | Beacon \Bea"con\ (b[=e]"k'n), n. [OE. bekene, AS. be['a]cen,
b[=e]cen; akin to OS. b[=o]kan, Fries. baken, beken, sign,
signal, D. baak, OHG. bouhhan, G. bake; of unknown origin.
Cf. Beckon.]
1. A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to
give any notice, commonly of warning.
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No flaming beacons cast their blaze afar. --Gay.
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2. A signal, such as that from a lighthouse, or a conspicuous
mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in
shoal water, as a guide to mariners.
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3. A high hill near the shore. [Prov. Eng.]
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4. That which gives notice of danger.
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Modest doubt is called
The beacon of the wise. --Shak.
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5. (Navigation) a radio transmitter which emits a
characteristic signal indication its location, so that
vehicles may determine their exact location by locating
the beacon with a radio compass; -- also called {radio
beacon}.
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5. [fig.] that which provides guidance or inspiration; the
Constitution has been a beacon for civil rights activists.
[PJC]
Beacon fire, a signal fire.
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beacon fire
(wn) | beacon fire
n 1: a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a
distance [syn: beacon, beacon fire] |
beacon hill
(wn) | Beacon Hill
n 1: a fashionable section of Boston; site of the Massachusetts
capital building |
beacon light
(wn) | beacon light
n 1: a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to
passing ships [syn: beacon, lighthouse, beacon light,
pharos] |
first earl of beaconsfield
(wn) | First Earl of Beaconsfield
n 1: British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling
interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the
empress of India (1804-1881) [syn: Disraeli, {Benjamin
Disraeli}, First Earl of Beaconsfield] |
radar beacon
(wn) | radar beacon
n 1: a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded
signals in response to help navigators determine their
position [syn: radar beacon, racon] |
radio beacon
(wn) | radio beacon
n 1: a characteristic signal emitted by a transmitter used for
navigation
2: a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for
navigational purposes [syn: radio beacon, beacon] |
BEACON
(bouvier) | BEACON. A signal erected as a sea mark for the use of mariners; also, to
give warning of the approach of an enemy. 1 Com. Dig. 259; 5 Com. Dig. 173.
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