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rotating beacon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
ro-tat-ing bea-con
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rotating location light installed at an airport, allowing the type of airport to be determined by the color and speed of the rotation.

American usage

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rotating, beacon.

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Inflected Forms

rotating beacons (plural)

Questions

What does rotating beacon mean?
A rotating location light installed at an airport, allowing the type of airport to be determined by the color and speed of the rotation.

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