Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

radio beacon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: ra-dio bea-con
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A beacon that emits radio wave signals to guide ships or aircraft or to indicate the position of a ship, aircraft, or other object, person, or vehicle.

Inflected Forms

radio beacons (plural) radio-beacon (alternative) radiobeacon (alternative)

Synonyms

beacon

Questions

What does radio beacon mean?: A beacon that emits radio wave signals to guide ships or aircraft or to indicate the position of a ship, aircraft, or other object, person, or vehicle.

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