radio beacon (B2)
noun phrase
Pronunciation: /ˈreɪdioʊ ˈbiːkən/
Definition
A device that transmits a radio signal to help guide vehicles, aircraft, or ships through a particular area or to a specific location.
Examples
The airport was equipped with a radio beacon to assist pilots in landing safely.
The ship's captain relied on the radio beacon to navigate through the busy harbor.
The hikers used a portable radio beacon to find their way back to camp in the dark.
How to Use radio beacon
- use a radio beacon (verb phrase)
- to employ a radio beacon for navigation — "The pilot had to use a radio beacon to land safely in the fog."
- radio beacon signal (noun phrase)
- the radio signal transmitted by a radio beacon — "The radio beacon signal was weak and difficult to receive."
Browse the full Anaversity dictionary