Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 4 compound words that contain beacons. The most common are listed below. Open beacons in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- Brecon BeaconsA mountain range and national park in south-east Wales.
- radio beaconsplural of radio beacon: A 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.
- rotating beaconsplural of rotating beacon: A rotating location light installed at an airport, allowing the type of airport to be determined by the color and speed of the rotation.
- web beaconsplural of web beacon: A web bug.
- personal locator beaconsplural of personal locator beacon: An emergency location radio beacon.
- emergency position indicating radio beaconsplural of emergency position indicating radio beacon: An emergency location radio beacon, used on ships.
- Belisha beaconsplural of Belisha beacon: A 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.
- bog beaconsplural of bog beacon: An inedible mushroom of species Mitrula paludosa, commonly found in swamps and bogs across parts of North America and Europe.
- day beaconsplural of day beacon: An unlighted nautical seamark.
- floating beaconsplural of floating beacon: A lightship.
- marker beaconsplural of marker beacon: A 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 …
- swamp beaconsplural of swamp beacon: An inedible mushroom of species Mitrula paludosa, commonly found in swamps and bogs across parts of North America and Europe.
- beacons of hopeplural of beacon of hope: Something that offers hope or the possibility of future success.
- personal location beaconsplural of personal location beacon: An emergency location radio beacon.
- personal locator radio-beaconsplural of personal locator radio-beacon: An emergency location radio beacon.
- rapid rectangular flashing beaconsplural of rapid rectangular flashing beacon: A pair of flashing rectangular lights that can be activated with a button to bring drivers' attention to a crossing pedestrian.
Compound words 4
- BeaconsfieldA market town and civil parish with a town council in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in South Bucks district (OS grid ref SU9391).
- aerobeaconsplural of aerobeacon: A light used to warn aircraft away from tall structures.
- daybeaconsplural of daybeacon: An unlighted sea mark typically used to identify navigable channels
- radiobeaconsplural of radiobeacon: A 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.