beacon
Example Sentences
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They wear a combat vest which contains a radio/GPS-coded beacon to transmit their position, while they also carry water, food, first-aid material and a pistol in order to survive.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
"The Moon was not just a symbol for thinking about our place in the Universe, it is a beacon for science and understanding where we came from."
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
L.A.’s landscape keeps changing, but Golden Apple has been a beacon of nerdisms.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Bodytraffic quickly became a beacon for contemporary dance in a city where such a company was a rarity.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
A bright flower of flame blossomed against the bruise-dark clouds, and the craft drifted down slowly, ablaze like a beacon, and floated, still blazing, on the water.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing beacon
George H.W. Bush (1924 -2018) Tribute List
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