A navigation beacon is a device or structure that helps people or vehicles find their way. It emits signals or lights that serve as guides to navigate specific routes or locations, similar to a signpost or lighthouse. Full definition
Since each pulsar has its own distinct pattern of flashes and its own period, they could indeed be used one day as interstellar navigation beacons. (discovermagazine.com)
Therefore, our approach is to pursue timely change — policies based on long - term consideration of Singapore's future, while preserving timeless constants — values that provide navigation beacons in the turbulence of change. (educationworld.com)
I just want to clarify a few things with regards to A-FRAME, The site was named after a wooden tripod navigation beacon which has since been removed, also it's not a simple sandy shore entry, it has quite a long grass embankment and then some tricky rocks you have to negotiate before entering the water. (blog.sa-venues.com)