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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of vuur (“fire”) + baak (“beacon”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvyːr.baːk/
- Hyphenation: vuur‧baak
Noun
vuurbaak m (plural vuurbaken, diminutive vuurbaakje n)
- (nautical) beacon for signaling light to vessels, smaller than a lighthouse
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