beacon

Etymology
From, from , from , from (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), from ,.

Noun

 * 1) A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
 * 2)  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)  That which gives notice of danger, hope, etc., or keeps people on the correct path.
 * 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.
 * 1)  That which gives notice of danger, hope, etc., or keeps people on the correct path.
 * 2) An electronic device that broadcasts a signal to nearby portable devices, enabling smartphones etc. to perform actions when in physical proximity to the beacon.
 * 1) An electronic device that broadcasts a signal to nearby portable devices, enabling smartphones etc. to perform actions when in physical proximity to the beacon.
 * 1) An electronic device that broadcasts a signal to nearby portable devices, enabling smartphones etc. to perform actions when in physical proximity to the beacon.

Translations

 * Arabic: فَنَار
 * Bikol Central:
 * Bulgarian: сигнален огън
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese: ,
 * Dutch:, bakenvuur
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:, brandariz
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: φρυκτός, πυρσός
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:, , irányfény, jelfény
 * Japanese: かがり火
 * Macedonian: си́гнален о́ган
 * Maori: ramaroa
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: сигна́льный ого́нь
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: сигнална ва̏тра
 * Roman: signalna vȁtra
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: сигна́льний вого́нь


 * Arabic: مَنَار
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Galician: balisma, mallón
 * German:
 * Hungarian: jelzőállomás,, irányjeladó,
 * Italian: ,
 * Korean: 등댓불
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: мая́к,


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: curuto, cruto
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian: punto cospicuo
 * Spanish:, punto conspicuo
 * Swedish:, landmärke


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Macedonian: предупреду́вање
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: упозоре́ње
 * Roman:
 * Ukrainian: пересторо́га

Verb

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