radio beacon
Example Sentences
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As the Ethel May was knocked over by the waves, an emergency radio beacon began broadcasting to the Coast Guard.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2023
A radio beacon was not activated and could have been non-functional, the report said.
From Washington Times • Oct. 9, 2019
A brief radio beacon can be very bright, and the briefer it is, the less it costs.
From Slate • Dec. 9, 2015
The sailboat’s position had been relayed to authorities by an emergency radio beacon.
From Scientific American • Apr. 5, 2012
“I was considering the wisdom of trying to ask aid from your world, as mine seems unhelpful. There’s a radio beacon in Turuf.”
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
