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Pronunciation / Transliteration: balise
"Le bateau naviguait guidé par la balise lumineuse."
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A fire or light set up on a high or prominent position as a warning, signal, or landmark.
"A beacon was lit on the hill to signal the start of the celebrations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English bēacen 'sign, portent, beacon', of Germanic origin; related to beckon.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "beacon" is said worldwide
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balise
Transliteration: balise
"Le bateau naviguait guidé par la balise lumineuse."
Feuerzeichen
Transliteration: Feuerzeichen
"Das Feuerzeichen auf dem Berg war weithin sichtbar."
faro
Transliteration: faro
"Il faro indicava la rotta sicura alle navi."
faro
Transliteration: faro
"La torre servía como faro para los navegantes."
farol
Transliteration: farol
"O farol guiava os marinheiros na escuridão."
प्रकाशस्तंभ
Transliteration: prakashstambh
"प्रकाशस्तंभ जहाजों को रास्ता दिखाता है।"
灯塔
Transliteration: dēngtǎ
"灯塔在夜里为船只指引方向。"
봉화대
Transliteration: bonghwadae
"산봉우리에 세워진 봉화대가 불을 밝혔습니다."
灯台
Transliteration: tōdai
"灯台の明かりが暗い海を照らしています。"
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