beacon light

/ˌbikən laɪt/
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Other forms: beacon lights

Definitions of beacon light
  1. noun
    a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
    synonyms: beacon, lighthouse, pharos
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    Tower of Pharos
    a great lighthouse (500 feet high) built at Alexandria in 285 BC
    type of:
    tower
    a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
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