How to use "beacon" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "beacon" in popular movie and book plots

  • Ivanovna escapes during the skirmish, but keeps a homing beacon on the deserters' truck believing they may be of use to her in the future.  - Front Mission 4
  • They rescue Arbuckle, who sets off a locator beacon for his squad to find them.  - Weapon Zero
  • Frank and Joe suspect an oil beacon near the airport caught the pilots off track.  - The Flickering Torch Mystery
  • They do, however, detect one other radio signal: a beacon of unknown origin located at the site of Babylon.  - Time's Eye (novel)
  • The Doctor realises that the beacon must be the cause of the energy drain, and decides to go to the city and resolve the problem.  - Death to the Daleks
  • However, the beacon is still on a collision course.  - Revenge of the Cybermen
  • Theseus knows it is the beacon his father had put up, and he remembers Aigeus's request that he paint his sail with white.  - The King Must Die
  • She, and her dog, are a living (and semi-immortal) beacon proclaiming that Earth is sentient.  - Repairman Jack
  • Ashelin, who opposes the banishment, gives Jak and beacon before he leaves and tells him to "stay alive".  - Jak 3
  • Lowery finishes the rescue beacon and is about to record a message when they notice something moving in the jungle.  - Mission to the Unknown
  • A beacon of light arrives in the form of lounge-suit-wearing, Corvette-driving Todd Tomorrow (Tab Hunter), lifting Francine's spirits.  - Polyester (film)
  • Cortana activates a distress beacon and the Chief goes into hibernation.  - Halo (series)
  • Gallagher, out of oxygen, swims to the surface and activates the beacon after he climbs into the dinghy.  - Airport '77
  • While Riker and Worf take the Romulan back to the beacon for transport back to the ship, La Forge ends up falling into a hidden hole.  - The Enemy (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
  • Harry and the Waldos move deeper into the mine for safety, but he realizes he left the beacon inside the truck and goes to retrieve it.  - Dante's Peak
  • The beacon attracts a nearby whale pod, and Finch is able to trace their whale songs to locate the Virgil.  - The Core

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