Beacon

Synonyms for "beacon" (278 found)

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Noun(7 words)
aid to navigationair-raid alarmairport beaconairway beaconalarmalarm bellalarm clockalarm signalalarumalertall clearam transmitteramateur transmitteramber lightanchor lightapproach lightbackfirebalefirebeacon firebeacons
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beambedazzlebellbell buoybelvedereblazebleachersblindblinkerblinker lightblinking lightblue peterbonfirebridgebrightenbuoyburglar alarmburnburning ghatbuzzercampfirecaution lightceiling lightcheerful firecombustionconflagrationconning towercorposantcozy fire

Strong matches (83)

crackling firecrematorycrostariedazedazzledeath fireenlightenfan markerfen firefiery crossfirefire alarmfire bellfire flagfive-minute gunflameflareflare pathflare-upflash
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flashing lightflashing pointflickerflickering flamefloodlightfm transmitterfog bellfog signalfog whistlefoghornforest firefox firefuneral pyrefuseegale warninggallerygazeboglanceglareglintglowgo beforego lightgong buoygrandstandgreen lightguideheadheliographhigh signhighlighthooterhornhue and cryhurricane warningignis fatuusignitionilluminateincandesceingleinternational alphabet flaginternational numeral pennantirradiatekickklaxonlambent flamelapleadlead the wayleerlightlight uplighten

Related words (139)

lighthouselightshiplookoutloopholelustermagnesium flaremarkermarker beaconmarshfiremaydaymicrophonenavigation lightnodnote of alarmnudgeobservation postobservatoryocculting lightopen fireoutlook
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outstripoverlookpaceparachute flarepeanut gallerypeepholepharospilot flagpokepolice whistleprairie fireprecedepylonpyrequarantine flagraconradar beaconradiateradiatorradio beaconradio range beaconradio transmitterradiomicrophoneradiosonderaging firered flagred lightringsideringside seatrocketroman candlert transmittersailing aidsea of flamessemaphoresemaphore flagsemaphore telegraphsheet of fireshineshootsightholesignsignalsignal beaconsignal bellsignal firesignal flagsignal flaresignal gongsignal gunsignal lampsignal lightsignal mastsignal of distresssignal postsignal rocketsignal shotsignal sirensignal towersirenskyrocketsmall-craft warningsmudge firesosspar buoyspearheadspotlightstill alarmstop lightstorm conestorm flagstorm warningtexas towerthe nodthe winkthree-alarm firetocsintop gallerytouchtowertraffic lighttraffic signaltransceivertransmittertwo-alarm firetwo-minute gunupside-down flagvery flarewatch firewatchtowerwhistlewhite flagwigwagwigwag flagwildfirewind conewind indicatorwind sockwinkwitch fireyellow flag
Noun(17 words)
lighthousesloadstarslodestarlodestonemodelmonumentmountainparagonpharosradio beaconrole model for studentssignalsignalersignals desirestandard bearersynchronization signaltorchlight
Verb(1 words)
signaled for help

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alarm beaconbeacon of excellencebluetooth beaconexemplar organizationgps beaconlighthousemodel institutionradio beaconwifi beacon

Collocations

5 entries
beacon framebeacon intervalemergency beaconnavigation beaconradio beacon

Inflections

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Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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To all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.

Source: tatoeba (330536)

To those who seek peace and security. We support you. And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright, tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.

Source: tatoeba (347785)

I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt's advancement.

Source: tatoeba (376839)

It brings a beacon of hope.

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