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beaconry

beaconry noun: the use of beacons.

Noun

beaconry (uncountable)

  1. (dated) The use of beacons.
    • radar beaconry

Origin of beaconry

From beacon + -ry.

Questions about beaconry

What does beaconry mean?
Beaconry means the use of beacons.
What part of speech is beaconry?
Beaconry is a noun.

Words near beaconry in the dictionary

  1. beaconings
  2. Beaconite
  3. Beaconites
  4. beaconless
  5. beaconlike
  6. beaconry
  7. beacons
  8. beacons of hope
  9. Beaconsfield
  10. beaconwise
  11. BEACOPP

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