Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "beacon" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Beaconite Belisha beacon aerobeacon beacon of hope beacon school beaconage beaconless beaconlike beaconry beaconwise bog beacon day beacon daybeacon emergency position indicating radio beacon floating beacon interbeacon marker beacon personal locator beacon racon radio beacon rotating beacon swamp beacon web beacon

Context

nautical

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

beam conduct direct guide lead radio station shine take tower visual signal

Type Of (IsA)

tower visual signal

Manner Of

lead shine

Related Terms

beckon cairn leading mark navigation aid navigation mark radar reflector sea mark seamark

Related Terms

approach bank beckon broadcast buoy cairn danger device devon electronic england fire furnish illumine iowa leading mark light up navigation aid navigation mark new york physical portable post proximity radar reflector sea mark shoal signal smartphone vessels warn western australia

Synonym Network

radio beacon

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.