Beacon and Fire

Beacon

Beacon verb - To supply with light.

Usage example: a lone lighthouse beacons the entrance to the island's only harbor

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Fire and beacon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fire" instead the word "Beacon" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Word: beaconing

Fire verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.

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Beacon and fire are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beacon" instead the word "Fire" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: fired, fireball, firing, fireside, fireplace

regular	regular beacon	regular fire
small	small beacon	small fire
powerful	powerful beacon	powerful fire
massive	massive beacon	massive fire
Other adjectives: huge, dark, new, final, mysterious, strange, literal, magical.

Unreal Tournament and its sequels feature the Translocator, a gun whose primary fire launches a beacon and secondary fire teleports the user to the beacon.

Source: Teleport Gun
Or you can simply toss a NARC missile beacon on yourself and fire your missiles◊ for maximum Macross Missile Massacre.

Source: Roboteching
The primary fire shoots a beacon; the alternative fire teleports you to it.

Source: Video Game / Unreal Tournament

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