Definition
| • | 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. |
