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Noun Concept

Categories: Articles with short description, Maritime signalling, Coastal construction, Heraldic charges, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference

beacon lighthouse beacon light pharos sea mark

A tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships WordNet 3.0

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A tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A sea mark, also seamark and navigation mark, is a form of aid to navigation and pilotage that identifies the approximate position of a maritime channel, hazard, or administrative area to allow boats, ships, and seaplanes to navigate safely. Wikipedia

A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location. Wikipedia

A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Wikipedia

Intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Tower aiding marine navigation. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Mark of navigation Wikidata

Intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location Wikidata

Human settlement in Lopatinsky District, Penza Oblast, Russia Wikidata

maritime navigation aid system Wikidata

A lighthouse, signal buoy, etc., on a shore or at a dangerous area at sea to warn and guide vessels. OmegaWiki

A building designed to emit light as an aid to ship navigation. OmegaWiki

An electronic device that broadcasts a signal to nearby portable devices, enabling smartphones etc. to perform actions when in physical proximity to the beacon. Wiktionary

A tower or other structure exhibiting a light or lights to warn or guide sailors. Wiktionary

Building containing a light to warn or guide ships. Wiktionary (translation)

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tower

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navigational aid

human-made geographic feature

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