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Definition of Beacon light
1. Noun. A tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships.
Generic synonyms: Tower
Specialized synonyms: Tower Of Pharos
Derivative terms: Beacon, Beacon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beacon Light
Literary usage of Beacon light
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1855)
"A contribution of the character and standing of Mr. Thompson's, should for its
beacon-light alone be cherished as a work of peculiar necessity and value. ..."
2. United States Statutes at Large: Containing the Laws and Concurrent by United States (1860)
"A beacon-light on a point near Delaware flats, so called, in the Maumee bay. ...
A beacon-light on the lower end of Big island, near the foot of the rapids ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Judicature by New York (State). Supreme Court (1846)
"The beacon light on the end of the pier was seen occasionally through the ...
Besides the beacon light, there was usually a light at the window of the house ..."
4. The Forum of Democracy by Dwight Everett Watkins, Robert Edward Williams (1917)
"AMERICA, A beacon light OF PEACE GABRIELE D'ANNUNZIO FOR the soul of Italy to-day
the capitol at Washington has become a beacon light. ..."
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