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BEACON: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BEACON?

Need another word that means the same as “beacon”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “beacon” in this overview.

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Beacon as a Noun
Definitions of "Beacon" as a noun
Synonyms of "Beacon" as a noun (14 Words)
Usage Examples of "Beacon" as a noun
Associations of "Beacon" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Beacon” are: radio beacon, beacon light, lighthouse, pharos, beacon fire, warning fire, warning light, signal fire, signal light, bonfire, smoke signal, beam, signal, danger signal

Beacon as a Noun

Definitions of "Beacon" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “beacon” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A fire or light set up in a high or prominent position as a warning, signal, or celebration.
A radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes.
A hill suitable for a beacon.
A radio transmitter whose signal helps to fix the position of a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.
A fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance.
A light or other visible object serving as a signal, warning, or guide at sea, on an airfield, etc.
A tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships.

Synonyms of "Beacon" as a noun (14 Words)

beacon fire	A tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships.
beacon light	A radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes.
beam	An oscillating shaft which transmits the vertical piston movement of a beam engine to the crank or pump. Beams of electrons.
bonfire	A large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration. Yet again events had made a bonfire* of her plans.*
danger signal	A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury.
lighthouse	A tower or other structure containing a beacon light to warn or guide ships at sea.
pharos	A tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships.
radio beacon	Medium for communication.
signal	Any incitement to action. Equipment for receiving TV signals.
signal fire	An electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes.
signal light	Any incitement to action.
smoke signal	A cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas.
warning fire	A message informing of danger.
warning light	Cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness.

Usage Examples of "Beacon" as a noun

A chain of beacons carried the news.
Ivinghoe Beacon.
Her red hair was like a beacon in the night.
The prospect of a new government was a beacon of hope for millions.

Associations of "Beacon" (30 Words)

athwart	At an oblique angle. Our words ran athwart* and we ended up at cross purposes.*
beam	An oscillating shaft which transmits the vertical piston movement of a beam engine to the crank or pump. Beams of electrons.
bottleneck	Become narrow like a bottleneck. The bottleneck* on Talbot Road.*
chandelier	A large, decorative hanging light with branches for several light bulbs or candles.
cross	Of a person make the sign of the cross in front of one s chest as a sign of Christian reverence or to invoke divine protection. Mendel tried crossbreeding.
crossover	The appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience. A crossover* study.*
crossroad	A junction where one street or road crosses another.
crosswalk	A marked part of a road where pedestrians have right of way to cross; a pedestrian crossing.
cue	Give a cue to or for. There was a pause while she cued up the next tape.
flash	A newsflash. Workwear represents a move away from Eighties designer flash.
flashing	Sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing. When arrested and interviewed he denied flashing.
gleam	Be shiny, as if wet. A terrible thought gleamed in her mind.
glisten	A sparkling light reflected from something wet. There was a glisten* of perspiration across her top lip.*
glitter	Tiny pieces of sparkling material used for decoration. The blue glitter* of the sea.*
go	Go through in search of something search through someone s belongings in an unauthorized way. It s my go.
highway	A major road for any form of motor transport. An information highway.
illumine	Enlighten (someone) spiritually or intellectually. He moved her lamp so that her face was illumined.
intersection	A point or line common to lines or surfaces that intersect. The set of red hats is the intersection* of the set of hats and the set of red things.*
lamp	Supply with lamps illuminate. An evil fire out of their eyes came lamping.
light	Alight from a horse. A light* pound.*
lighthouse	A tower or other structure containing a beacon light to warn or guide ships at sea.
luminescence	The emission of light by a substance that has not been heated, as in fluorescence and phosphorescence. Honey fungus produces a ghostly greenish luminescence.
marker	A writing implement for making a mark. Identification with one s own language has always been a marker* of nationalism.*
ray	Emit as rays. Take a specific point and back trace every ray* of light that hits that point.*
road	The part of a road intended for vehicles especially in contrast to a verge or pavement. He s well on the road* to recovery.*
route	Send via a specific route. The many routes to a healthier diet will be described.
signal	Be a signal for or a symptom of. The truck signalled to turn left.
street	People living or working on the same street. The whole street* protested the absence of street lights.*
traffic	The amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time. Heavy traffic* overloaded the trunk lines.*
traverse	An area of land surveyed with a traverse. The plaintiff must assert certain facts which if traversed he would be put to prove.