
:''This page discusses Beacons, fires designed to attract attention. See also radio beacon. For other uses of the word, see Beacon (disambiguation)'' Beacons are fires lit on hills or high places, used either as lighthouses for navigation at sea, or for signalling over land that enemy troops are approaching, and alerting the defence. In the latter form, beacons are an ancient form of optical telegraph and always used in relay leagues. Probably the most famous example is the beacons used in Elizabethan England to warn of the approaching Spanish Armada. This chain of beacons gave the name to many Beacon Hills. Beacons have often been abused by pirates. A fire at a wrong position was used to direct a ship against cliffs or beaches, so the cargo could be looted after the ship sank or ran aground. In modern technical parlance, a beacon can also be a radio Beacon used for navigation. Beacons are aids to navigation devices. Intentionally conspicuous, beacons help guide navigators to their destinations. Beacon types include radar reflectors, radio beacons, sound signals, and visual beacons. Visual beacons range from small, single-pile structures to large lighthouses or light stations and are located on land or in water. Lighted beacons are called lights; unlighted beacons are called daybeacons. See also Emergency position-indicating rescue beacon. Early telecommunications
This should really be the primary usage of beacon, plus link to a DAB page with all the other uses of the word on.
See other meanings of words starting from letter:
Words begining with Beacon:
Beacon
Beacon
Beacon,_IA
Beacon,_Iowa
Beacon,_New_York
Beacon,_New_York_train_station
Beacon,_ny
Beacons
Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield,_IA
Beaconsfield,_Iowa
Beaconsfield,_Quebec
Beaconsfield,_Tasmania
Beaconsfield,_Victoria
Beaconsfield_(disambiguation)
Beaconsfield_(district)
Beaconsfield_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Beaconsfield_railway_station,_Melbourne
Beaconsfield—Baie-d'Urfé
Beacons_of_Bealtaine
Beacon_(disambiguation)
Beacon_Batch
Beacon_Falls,_Connecticut
Beacon_FM
Beacon_Frames
Beacon_Frames
Beacon_Hill
Beacon_Hill
Beacon_hill
Beacon_Hill,_Boston,_MA
Beacon_Hill,_Boston,_Massachusetts
Beacon_Hill,_Canada
Beacon_Hill,_Hampshire
Beacon_Hill,_Hong_Kong
Beacon_Hill,_Leicestershire
Beacon_Hill,_MA
Beacon_Hill,_Massachusetts
Beacon_Hill,_New_South_Wales
Beacon_Hill,_Ottawa,_Canada
Beacon_Hill,_Ottowa,_Canada
Beacon_Hill,_Seattle,_WA
Beacon_Hill,_Seattle,_Washington
Beacon_Hill_(Boston)
Beacon_Hill_(Gloucester)
Beacon_Hill_Battery
Beacon_Hill_News_&_South_District_Journal
Beacon_Hill_News_and_South_District_Journal
Beacon_Hill_North
Beacon_Hill_School
Beacon_Press
Beacon_Rock_State_Park
Beacon_schools_programme
Beacon_score
Beacon_Square,_FL
Beacon_Square,_Florida
Beacon_Street_Collection
Beacon_Street_Collection
Beacon_Way
Beacon
:''This page discusses Beacons, fires designed to attract attention. See also radio beacon. For other uses of the word, see Beacon (disambiguation)'' Beacons are fires lit on hills or high places, used either as lighthouses for navigation at sea, or for signalling over land that enemy troops are approaching, and alerting the defence. In the latter form, beacons are an ancient form of optical telegraph and always used in relay leagues. Probably the most famous example is the beacons used in Elizabethan England to warn of the approaching Spanish Armada. This chain of beacons gave the name to many Beacon Hills. Beacons have often been abused by pirates. A fire at a wrong position was used to direct a ship against cliffs or beaches, so the cargo could be looted after the ship sank or ran aground. In modern technical parlance, a beacon can also be a radio Beacon used for navigation. Beacons are aids to navigation devices. Intentionally conspicuous, beacons help guide navigators to their destinations. Beacon types include radar reflectors, radio beacons, sound signals, and visual beacons. Visual beacons range from small, single-pile structures to large lighthouses or light stations and are located on land or in water. Lighted beacons are called lights; unlighted beacons are called daybeacons. See also Emergency position-indicating rescue beacon. Early telecommunications
Beacon
This should really be the primary usage of beacon, plus link to a DAB page with all the other uses of the word on.
See other meanings of words starting from letter:
B
BA | BC | BD | BE | BF | BG | BH | BI | BJ | BK | BL | BM | BN | BO | BP | BR | BS | BT | BU | BW | BX | BY | BZ |Words begining with Beacon:
Beacon
Beacon
Beacon,_IA
Beacon,_Iowa
Beacon,_New_York
Beacon,_New_York_train_station
Beacon,_ny
Beacons
Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield,_IA
Beaconsfield,_Iowa
Beaconsfield,_Quebec
Beaconsfield,_Tasmania
Beaconsfield,_Victoria
Beaconsfield_(disambiguation)
Beaconsfield_(district)
Beaconsfield_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Beaconsfield_railway_station,_Melbourne
Beaconsfield—Baie-d'Urfé
Beacons_of_Bealtaine
Beacon_(disambiguation)
Beacon_Batch
Beacon_Falls,_Connecticut
Beacon_FM
Beacon_Frames
Beacon_Frames
Beacon_Hill
Beacon_Hill
Beacon_hill
Beacon_Hill,_Boston,_MA
Beacon_Hill,_Boston,_Massachusetts
Beacon_Hill,_Canada
Beacon_Hill,_Hampshire
Beacon_Hill,_Hong_Kong
Beacon_Hill,_Leicestershire
Beacon_Hill,_MA
Beacon_Hill,_Massachusetts
Beacon_Hill,_New_South_Wales
Beacon_Hill,_Ottawa,_Canada
Beacon_Hill,_Ottowa,_Canada
Beacon_Hill,_Seattle,_WA
Beacon_Hill,_Seattle,_Washington
Beacon_Hill_(Boston)
Beacon_Hill_(Gloucester)
Beacon_Hill_Battery
Beacon_Hill_News_&_South_District_Journal
Beacon_Hill_News_and_South_District_Journal
Beacon_Hill_North
Beacon_Hill_School
Beacon_Press
Beacon_Rock_State_Park
Beacon_schools_programme
Beacon_score
Beacon_Square,_FL
Beacon_Square,_Florida
Beacon_Street_Collection
Beacon_Street_Collection
Beacon_Way
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