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

(intransitive) To act as a beacon. / (transitive) To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine. / (transitive) To furnish with a beacon or beacons.

plural of beacon

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beacon

present participle of beacon (The emitting of signals from a beacon).

(computing, telecommunications) A continuous signaling of error conditions on a LAN, or small packets on a wireless LAN (WLAN).

simple past tense and past participle of beacon

plural of beaconing

A town in Western Australia. / A city and town in Iowa, United States. / A city in New York, United States. / A hamlet in Devon, England. / A surname.

(Britain) A tall black and white pole topped by flashing orange globe, placed on either side of the road at zebra crossings; mostly now replaced by more sophisticated arrangements.