balefire

[beyl-fahy^uhr] / ˈbeɪlˌfaɪər /

NOUN

beacon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flare lantern radar

STRONG

alarm alert beam bonfire guidepost heliograph lamp lighthouse lodestar pharos rocket sign watchtower

WEAK

signal fire smoke signal warning signal

Example Sentences

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Sweet Teviot! on thy silver tide The glaring balefires blaze no more.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Then on the hill that hugest of balefires the warriors wakened.

From Beowulf by Gummere, Francis Barton