Phrase Hound found 19 phrases and 14 compound words that contain beacon. The most common are listed below. Open beacon in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 19
- Beacon HillA suburb of Sydney in the Northern Beaches council area, New South Wales, Australia.
- radio beaconA beacon that emits radio wave signals to guide ships or aircraft or to indicate the position of a ship, aircraft, or other object, person, or vehicle.
- beacon of hopeSomething that offers hope or the possibility of future success.
- Belisha beaconA tall black and white pole topped by a flashing orange globe, placed on either side of the road at zebra crossings; mostly now replaced by more sophisticated arrangements.
- Beacon FallsA town in the Naugatuck River Valley, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, named for a waterfall off Beacon Hill.
- web beaconA web bug.
- swamp beaconAn inedible mushroom of species Mitrula paludosa, commonly found in swamps and bogs across parts of North America and Europe.
- rotating beaconA rotating location light installed at an airport, allowing the type of airport to be determined by the color and speed of the rotation.
- emergency position indicating radio beaconAn emergency location radio beacon, used on ships.
- beacon schoolA primary school or secondary school designated as outstanding under a government scheme that ran from 1998 to 2005.
- day beaconAn unlighted nautical seamark.
- marker beaconA type of VHF radio beacon which radiates in a tight cone pattern extending vertically from the transmitter; now generally only used to mark specific points along an ILS or IGS approach path, but formerly also commonly used to mark …
- bog beaconSynonym of swamp beacon: An inedible mushroom of species Mitrula paludosa, commonly found in swamps and bogs across parts of North America and Europe.
- personal locator beaconAn emergency location radio beacon.
- beacon schoolsplural of beacon school: A primary school or secondary school designated as outstanding under a government scheme that ran from 1998 to 2005.
- floating beaconA lightship.
- personal location beaconSynonym of personal locator beacon: An emergency location radio beacon.
- personal locator radio-beaconSynonym of personal locator beacon: An emergency location radio beacon.
- rapid rectangular flashing beaconA pair of flashing rectangular lights that can be activated with a button to bring drivers' attention to a crossing pedestrian.
Compound words 14
- beaconageA fee paid for the maintenance of a beacon.
- BeaconiteA supporter of English Quaker Isaac Crewdson and his book A Beacon to the Society of Friends, which claimed that too much emphasis was placed by Quakers on the Inner Light at the expense of Biblical authority.
- beaconlessWithout a beacon.
- beaconlikeResembling or characteristic of a beacon.
- beaconwiseLike a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
- interbeaconbetween (adjacent) beacons (in any of various contexts)
- raconA beacon that, on detecting a radar signal, responds by transmitting a coded navigation signal.
- beaconryThe use of beacons.
- aerobeaconA light used to warn aircraft away from tall structures.
- beaconagesplural of beaconage: A fee paid for the maintenance of a beacon.