คำว่า ' beacon ' ( N )
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คำนิยามในภาษาอังกฤษ (definition) :
[n.] A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
[n.] A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners.
[n.] A high hill near the shore.
[n.] That which gives notice of danger.
[v. t.] To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
[v. t.] To furnish with a beacon or beacons.