"rotating beacon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rotating beacons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rotating beacon (plural rotating beacons)
  1. (aviation, chiefly US) A rotating location light installed at an airport, allowing the type of airport to be determined by the color and speed of the rotation. Tags: US Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-rotating_beacon-en-noun-eIru3yVj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rotating, beacon.
    Sense id: en-rotating_beacon-en-noun-bipLpewa

Inflected forms

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