beacon

noun · verbA2

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noun

Plural noun:

beacons

1.
A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
2.
(nautical) A signal, buoy, post, or other conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners, particularly to warn vessels of danger.
3.
A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers.
4.
(figuratively)(figurative) That which gives notice of danger, hope, etc., or keeps people on the correct path; a source of inspiration.
a beacon of hope
5.
An electronic device that broadcasts a signal to nearby portable devices, enabling smartphones etc. to perform actions when in physical proximity to the beacon.
6.
(Internet, abbreviation, alt of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of web beacon.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

beacons

V_ing/Gerund

beaconing

V_ed/pp

beaconed

1.
(intransitive)To act as a beacon.
2.
(transitive)To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
3.
(transitive)To furnish with a beacon or beacons.

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English beken, from Old English bēacn (sign, signal), from *baukn, from Proto-Germanic *baukną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂u-, *bʰeh₂- (to shine).