beacon
US: /ˈbikən/
UK: /bˈiːkən/
UK: /bˈiːkən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
beacon /'bi:kən/
- danh từ
- đèn hiệu
- (hàng hải) mốc hiệu; cột mốc (dẫn đường)
- ngọc đồi cao (làm mốc dẫn đường, dùng trong tên địa điểm)
- sự báo trước, sự cảnh cáo trước
- người dẫn đường, người hướng dẫn
- ngoại động từ
- đặt đèn hiệu
- soi sáng, dẫn đường
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 a light that is placed somewhere to guide vehicles and warn them of danger: a navigation beacon + (figurative) He was a a beacon of hope for the younger generation.
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2 a radio station whose signal helps ships and aircraft to find their position: The plane was guided in by radio beacon.
3 (in the past) a fire lit on top of a hill as a signal
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
signal, sign, fire, light, bonfire, flare, signal fire, Very light, rocket; lighthouse, pharos:
Beacons blazed at the tops of the hills to spread the news of the victory. The drunkard's nose shone like a beacon.
Concise English dictionary
beacons'biːkən
noun
+a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
+a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes
+a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
verb
+shine like a beacon
+guide with a beacon
