RADIO BEACON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does radio beacon mean? 

• RADIO BEACON (noun)
  The noun RADIO BEACON has 2 senses:

1. a characteristic signal emitted by a transmitter used for navigation

2. a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes

  Familiarity information: RADIO BEACON used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RADIO BEACON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A characteristic signal emitted by a transmitter used for navigation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("radio beacon" is a kind of...):

sign; signal; signaling (any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

beacon; radio beacon

Hypernyms ("radio beacon" is a kind of...):

radio station (station for the production and transmission of AM or FM radio broadcasts)

 Context examples 

The result is a powerful radio beacon — the microwave equivalent of a laser.

(NASA Team Probes Peculiar Age-Defying Star, NASA)