beacons

/หˆbiหkษ™nz/

IPA: /B IY1 K AH0 N Z/

noun
  1. 1

    A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.

  2. 2

    A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners.

  3. 3

    A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers.

  4. 4

    That which gives notice of danger, or keeps people on the correct path.

  5. 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.

verb
  1. 1

    To act as a beacon.

  2. 2

    To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.

  3. 3

    To furnish with a beacon or beacons.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/beacon, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/beacons