The Collaborative International Dictionary
Beacon \Bea"con\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beaconed (b[=e]"k'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Beaconing.]
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To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
That beacons the darkness of heaven.
--Campbell. To furnish with a beacon or beacons.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (form of gerund beacon English) 2 # (context computing telecommunications English) A continuous signaling of error conditions on a LAN, or small packets on a wireless LAN (WLAN). 3 # (context computing telecommunications English) In a token ring network, the process of isolating a fault domain with signals, so that recovery actions can take place. vb. (present participle of beacon English) (The emitting of signals from a beacon).
Usage examples of "beaconing".
Navigational beams and beaconing system locked to Bay City and Seattle.
Now he trudged, head down in the dark, his back to traffic, a single frozen thumb thrust into the air beaconing, then changing into a middle finger of defiance as each car passed without slowing.
Then he was eagerly beaconing to Crup to bring the keyplates to open the entry lock.