Alert and Beacon

Alert

Alert noun - The act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk.

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Beacon and alert are semantically related In some cases you can use "Beacon" instead a noun "Alert".

Nearby Words: alertness, alerted, alerting, alerter

Beacon noun - Something that provides illumination.

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Alert and beacon are semantically related in guide topic. Sometimes you can use "Alert" instead a noun "Beacon".

Nearby Word: beaconing

close	close alert	close beacon
special	special alert	special beacon
single	single alert	single beacon
powerful	powerful alert	powerful beacon
Other adjectives: massive, permanent, last, literal, surprising, medical, operational.

In S01E07, "I, E.T.", Moya has to land on a backwater planet because of a beacon put on her that could alert the Peacekeepers, and removing the beacon is a surgical procedure that could kill her.

Source: First Contact
Eureka Moment: Adam's attempt to insult Miles's Ruby Rose dress reminds Miles that Monty keeps an emergency beacon under his desk, which they can use to alert the police.

Source: Web Video / Ten Little Roosters
A dramatic and agonizing sequence details Kip's attempt to set the intergalactic distress beacon to alert the All-Powerful Beneficent Aliens to the Wormfaces' actions on Earth.

Source: Epic Hail

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