(n.) A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
(n.) A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners.
(n.) A high hill near the shore.
(n.) That which gives notice of danger.
(v. t.) To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
(v. t.) To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
Example Sentences:
(1) It's ironic given this sector is the one shining beacon of potential growth and job creation.
(2) Grid reference: 54.5763, -2.8734 Photograph: www.wildswimming.com Lower Ddwli Falls, Waterfall Woods, Brecon Beacons In the south-west hills of the Brecon Beacons , near Ystradfellte, you'll find some of the most amazing waterfall plunge pools in Britain.
(3) Even the most controversial features it has eventually killed off – such as Beacon, which published users' purchases and related advertiser information in feeds – have still informed the site's development.
(4) They revealed that Lance Corporal Craig Roberts, who died in searing temperatures on the Brecon Beacons, had been about to begin a new post in the office of the education secretary.
(5) A few people might have wasted time trying to define Conchita's identity or worrying if she is one of "us", but the majority saw her for what she is: an ambassador for diversity, and a beacon of light – no doubt – to our queer cousins on the continent.
(6) I think what Anne has done should be like a beacon and a message to other disabled people not to be afraid to speak out.
(7) The north Texas city of Denton became a beacon for the anti-fracking movement when residents voted to prohibit the practice inside city limits .
(8) He describes the country's legislative gains (which include gay marriage) as "a beacon for LGBT rights all across Africa".
(9) A third army reserve soldier has died from injuries sustained during SAS selection training in the Brecon Beacons, the Ministry of Defence has said.
(10) The following threshold values, beacon of the surveillance, were retained: --variations of 15% in relation to a reference examination: non-significant, --variations of 20 to 30%: probably significant, --variations of more than 30%: significant.
(11) The beacons had to be well-placed on the vehicle - hidden, but not so hidden so the signal was lost,” said the leader.
(12) The training offered by the Beacons has made them a natural base for the SAS.
(13) Beacon Food Forest, Seattle, Washington, US This Seattle project, called the Beacon Food Forest, is turning public land into an edible forest where residents can forage for fruits, pumpkins and nuts.
(14) Only last month, a new edict allowed sub-divisional magistrates to use flashing blue beacons, though it insisted that only divisional and sub-divisional commissioners would be allowed to use red beacons.
(15) Several hundred miles to the north east in Massachusetts, the Beacon Hill Institute requested $38,825 from Searle to weaken or roll back a five-year effort by states in the region to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
(16) While Nepal is a beacon of progress, the day-to-day experience of changing documents for some transgender people continues to be unpleasant due to the poor behaviour of bureaucrats,” says Knight.
(17) The 28-nation bloc prides itself on being a beacon of human rights protection, taking a tough stance on issues ranging from LGBT rights to banning capital punishment and upholding press freedoms.
(18) Nor does the beacon theory, in which Scotland inspires progressive forces in what is left of the UK, stand up to examination.
(19) Still, Malawi was admired as a beacon of democracy and good governance and, in 2009, Bingu won re-election by a landslide.
(20) As was stated earlier in this article, a most useful beacon to guide the physician in this dimly lit path is the notion that "congruence not candor" direct the disclosure.
Lighthouse
Definition:
(n.) A tower or other building with a powerful light at top, erected at the entrance of a port, or at some important point on a coast, to serve as a guide to mariners at night; a pharos.
Example Sentences:
(1) On my last day, I drive to Cape Point and walk up to the lighthouse.
(2) Sandwood Bay in Scotland Photograph: Alamy Am Buachaille, a rocky sea stack, stood guard-like to one side, the giant grey slabs which cut into the sea were bathed in frothing waves, and the dim glow of the Cape Wrath lighthouse sent out a muted white beam beyond the cliffs to my right.
(3) 1980 was his best year for opera: the Cologne company (whose music director, John Pritchard, became a staunch supporter) brought Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte and Cimarosa's Il Matrimonio Segreto, Glasgow provided Berg's Wozzeck and Janacek's The Cunning Little Vixen, and the festival itself produced a distinguished world premiere in Maxwell Davies' The Lighthouse.
(4) • Park website Cape Disappointment state park Facebook Twitter Pinterest Cape Disappointment lighthouse.
(5) First lit in 1817, the lighthouse opened to visitors for day tours and overnight stays earlier this year and has superb coastal walks and beaches nearby.
(6) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Dameon at North End Lake Port Elizabeth harbour to Cape Recife lighthouse (15km) .
(7) The beach itself is a long and fine one, with South Atlantic breezes cooling the heels of groups of novice surfers in wetsuits and ladies being massaged in the thatched treatment hut close to the lighthouse.
(8) After lunch, take a walk up to the lighthouse to see superb views of the coastline from the cliffs.
(9) Someone once described the Lighthouse Family ’s output as soul music for people who don’t like soul music, and May’s Boris punchlines are comedy for people who don’t like comedy.
(10) Other popular Mackintosh designs in his home town of Glasgow include the Lighthouse, the Willow Tearooms and House for an Art Lover in Bellahouston Park.
(11) Bowie was like a like a lighthouse that guided those people and made them feel it was alright to be different, to try things out and dye your hair and wear strange clothes.
(12) Clifford Newbold, an architect who was involved in the design of Milbank Tower and Dungeness Lighthouse, had hoped to restore the palace to its Georgian splendour, but he died last year.
(13) From the lighthouse I can see the entire span of False Bay, surely one of the greatest marine environments on earth – and a place still waiting for recognition.
(14) Look out for a cast-iron lighthouse, 6,000-year-old burial chambers, and Worms Head island.
(15) This set includes six mini-figures including the pilot, rescuer, "stricken people", two water cannons, a submarine, dinghy and lighthouse.
(16) But Lottie is also a pirate queen, a lighthouse keeper and a geeky robot girl – all inspired by real women such as computer programmer Ada Lovelace and lighthouse keeper Grace Darling, neither of which had to wear a pink uniform.
(17) Dating from 1863, the lighthouse is still operational and open for visits (€3 and 146 steps to the top) but is, curiously, now in the middle of the pine forest.
(18) I have to bake my own bread, home-school my children … and, of course, prepare the lighthouse for the celebrations.” The 400th anniversary will be marked with a televised “parade of sails” around the island.
(19) Rainy-day attractions include the alternative slot machines and eccentric inventions on Southwold Pier and the working lighthouse , which offers guided tours (adults £3.50, children £2.50).
(20) The route becomes untamed towards Pine Lodge, perfect for a live music jam at Ziggy’s , and the gravelly trip out to the Cape Recife point and lighthouse is surely worth the journey.