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Thesaurus entry: beacon
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beacon
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noun
synonyms
: signal fire/light, bonfire, smoke signal, flare, beam, rocket, signal, danger signal; lighthouse, watchtower.
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Article: Signal fire plunges 50,000 into rail chaos
Evening Standard - London;
December 6, 1999 ;
326 words
...UP to 50,000 rail commuters had to endure more travel chaos today after signalling caught fire, writes Dick Murray. The fire on Saturday, described as "serious", destroyed key signalling cables in the Crayford area, ruining services from Dartford to Cannon Street, London Bridge and Charing Cross on
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