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   beacon

   /ˈbiːk(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a fire or light set up in a high or prominent position as a warning, signal, or celebration: "a chain of beacons carried the news"
   • ▪ a hill suitable for a beacon: "Ivinghoe Beacon"
   • ▪ a light or other visible object serving as a signal, warning, or guide at sea, on an airfield, etc.
   • ▪ a radio transmitter whose signal helps to fix the position of a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.

   Word Origin Old Englishbēacn ‘sign, portent, ensign’, of West Germanic origin; related to beckon.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

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