| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bea·con |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b  k n |
| NOUN: | 1. A signaling or guiding device, such as a lighthouse, located on a coast. 2. A radio transmitter that emits a characteristic guidance signal for aircraft. 3. A source of guidance or inspiration. 4. A signal fire, especially one used to warn of an enemy's approach. | | TRANSITIVE & INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: bea·coned, bea·con·ing, bea·cons
To provide with or shine as a beacon. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English beken, from Old English bacen. See bh -1 in Appendix I.
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