BEACON FIRE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance

Synonyms:

beacon; beacon fire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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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