# beacon

> marker to attract attention (used for navigation, or in war as a signalling device, or as a signally device for natural disaster like fire)

**Wikidata**: [Q7321258](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7321258)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/beacon


## References

1. Library of Congress Authorities
2. [Source](https://lingualibre.fr/wiki/Q15214)
3. [Source](http://akp.nba.fi/wiki;merimerkki)
4. [Source](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/tgm000892/)
5. KBpedia
6. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)