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Beacon - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Beacon : (noun)
1: a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a
distance [syn: beacon fire]
2: a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for
navigational purposes [syn: radio beacon]
3: a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing
ships [syn: lighthouse, beacon light, pharos]
(verb)
1: shine like a beacon
2: guide with a beacon
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Beacon : \Bea"con\, n. [OE. bekene, AS. be['a]cen, b?cen; akin to
OS. b?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.
No flaming beacons cast their blaze afar. --Gay.
2. A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near
the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to
mariners.
3. A high hill near the shore. [Prov. Eng.]
4. That which gives notice of danger.
Modest doubt is called The beacon of the wise.
--Shak.
Beacon fire, a signal fire.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Beacon : \Bea"con\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beaconed (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Beaconing.]
1. To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
That beacons the darkness of heaven. --Campbell.
2. To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Beacon, IA (city, FIPS 5050)
Location: 41.27457 N, 92.68125 W
Population (1990): 509 (192 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 52534
Beacon, NY (city, FIPS 5100)
Location: 41.50415 N, 73.96599 W
Population (1990): 13243 (5039 housing units)
Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 12508
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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Beacon : a pole (Heb. to'ren) used as a standard or ensign set on the
tops of mountains as a call to the people to assemble themselves
for some great national purpose (Isa. 30:17). In Isa. 33:23 and
Ezek. 27:5, the same word is rendered "mast." (See Banner.)
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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Example Usage of Beacon |
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jt: @andrewhartman we have a demo version of Beacon that is free, allows you to use one project (much like the free acct from 37signals) |
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gabiDeviantArt: @Just_Kiki no way, i am deffinatly paler than you. my whiteness is the Beacon in the night. i show people the way ^o^ |
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jt: RT @michiels Beacon Android app for Basecamp looks so sexy. Better than all Basecamp apps for iPhone /// thanks Michiels |
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