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   Bea·con

   /ˈbēk(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a fire or light set up in a high or prominent position as a warning, signal, or celebration: "a chain of beacons carried the news"
   • ▪ (often in place names) a hill suitable for beacon of fire or light: "Ivinghoe Beacon"
   • ▪ a light or other visible object serving as a signal, warning, or guide at sea, on an airfield, etc.
   • ▪ a radio transmitter whose signal helps to fix the position of a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.

   Word Origin Old Englishbēacn ‘sign, portent, ensign’, of West Germanic origin; related to beckon.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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