beacon
noun/ˈbiːkən/
Frequency rank: #5,725 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a light or signal that guides or warns people, especially at sea or in the air.
Example sentence
The lighthouse served as a guiding beacon to help ships pass safely through the rocky coast.
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