1. beacon - Noun
2. beacon - Verb
3. Beacon - Proper noun
A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners.
A high hill near the shore.
That which gives notice of danger.
To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
Source: Webster's dictionarySouth Africa, so utterly improbably, is a beacon of hope in a dark and troubled world. Desmond Tutu
America was targeted for attack because we're the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world. And no one will keep that light from shining. George W. Bush
A great philosopher in the wrong is like a beacon on the reefs which says to seamen: steer clear of me. Jacques Maritain
I'd rather see the United States as a beacon of Good Work and Good Citizenship, rather than as #1 on some international educational measurement. Howard Gardner
A wreck on shore is a beacon at sea. Dutch Proverb
A wreck on shore is a beacon at sea. Traditional Proverb