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BEACON FIRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does beacon fire mean?
• BEACON FIRE (noun)
The noun BEACON FIRE has 1 sense:
1. a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
Familiarity information: BEACON FIRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
beacon; beacon fire
Hypernyms ("beacon fire" is a kind of...):
visual signal (a signal that involves visual communication)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "beacon fire"):
signal fire; signal light (a fire set as a signal)
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