LIGHTHOUSE

beacon, lighthouse, beacon light, pharos

(noun) a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lighthouse (plural lighthouses)

A tower or other structure exhibiting a light or lights to warn or guide sailors.

Synonyms

• obeliscolychny

Hypernyms

• house

Anagrams

• houselight

Source: Wiktionary


Light"house` n.; pl.Lighthouses (.

Definition: A tower or other building with a powerful light at top, erected at the entrance of a port, or at some important point on a coast, to serve as a guide to mariners at night; a pharos.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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