Beacon | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 08/01/2019

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon


00:00:41 1 For navigation
00:01:46 2 For defensive communications
00:05:07 3 On vehicles
00:06:45 4 Other uses
00:08:30 4.1 In fiction
00:09:40 4.2 In retail
00:10:05 5 See also



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SUMMARY
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A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location.
Beacons can also be combined with semaphoric or other indicators to provide important information, such as the status of an airport, by the colour and rotational pattern of its airport beacon, or of pending weather as indicated on a weather beacon mounted at the top of a tall building or similar site. When used in such fashion, beacons can be considered a form of optical telegraphy.