Beacon
Town name type
A beacon is a light or fire set up in a high or prominent place as a signal, warning, or guide.
Lighthouses are beacons for ships; airport beacons guide aircraft.
The meaning extends to radio transmitters that emit signals for navigation or location tracking.
Figuratively, a beacon is anything that offers guidance or hope: She was a beacon of integrity in a corrupt administration.
To beacon is to shine or signal like one.
Signal-emitting device
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
- BluetoothShort-range wireless protocol
- wirelessUntethered signal transmission
ping · homing device · tracking · satellite · frequency · radar · aviation · aeronautical
Desire for good outcomes
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- leaderOne who guides others
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
visionary · role model · guiding light · luminary · exemplar · trailblazer · shining example · mentor
Sudden bright burst
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- smoke signalFire-based distant communication
- fireCombustion with flames
- torchHandheld burning light source
alarm · SOS · rescue · emergency · signaling · hilltop · watchtower · alert
Coastal beacon tower
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- maritimeOf the sea
- coastalOf the shoreline
- foghornLoud maritime warning device
navigation · shipwreck · seafarer · rocky shore · keeper · lantern · tower · cliff
Leader or instruction book
- directionWay something faces
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
- landmarkNotable point of reference
reference point · orientation · pathfinder · north star · lodestar · waypoint · signpost · navigator
transmitter
Signal-emitting device
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
- BluetoothShort-range wireless protocol
wireless · ping · homing device · tracking · satellite · frequency · radar · aviation · aeronautical · runway
hope
Desire for good outcomes
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- leaderOne who guides others
pioneer · visionary · role model · guiding light · luminary · exemplar · trailblazer · shining example · mentor · figurehead
flare
Sudden bright burst
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- smoke signalFire-based distant communication
- fireCombustion with flames
torch · alarm · SOS · rescue · emergency · signaling · hilltop · watchtower · alert · communication
lighthouse
Coastal beacon tower
foghorn · navigation · shipwreck · seafarer · rocky shore · keeper · lantern · tower · cliff · headland
guide
Leader or instruction book
- directionWay something faces
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
landmark · reference point · orientation · pathfinder · north star · lodestar · waypoint · signpost · navigator · course
- Summer ApplesLodi, State Fair, Milton, Melba
- adhesivesglue, epoxy, tape, adhesive, Elmer's
- Hudson ValleyHudson River, Hudson River School, Henry Hudson, Kingston, Poughkeepsie
- NYC Schools
- Upstate New YorkRochester, Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany, Ithaca
- Westchester AreaYonkers, Mount Vernon, Peekskill, Pelham, Harrison
- beacon lightNavigational warning light
- distress beaconDevice broadcasting location during emergencies
- radio beaconTransmitter broadcasting navigation signals
- beacon of hope
- homing beaconSignal for finding position
- emergency beaconRescue-summoning transmitter