| Pronunciation: | | 'fehrâs
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| Matching Terms: | | pharo, pharology, pharomacrus, pharomacrus mocino
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| | Definition: | | [n] a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships |
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| | Synonyms: | | beacon, beacon light, lighthouse |
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| | See Also: | | tower |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pha"ros\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? an island in the Bay
of Alexandria, where king Ptolemy Philadelphus built a famous
lighthouse.]
A lighthouse or beacon for the guidance of seamen.
He . . . built a pharos, or lighthouse. --Arbuthnot.
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| | Related Terms: | | beacon, belvedere, bench mark, bleachers, bookmark, bridge, cairn, catstone, conning tower, gallery, gazebo, grandstand, landmark, lighthouse, lightship, lookout, loophole, mark, marker, menhir, milepost, milestone, monument, observation post, observatory, outlook, overlook, peanut gallery, peephole, platform, ringside, ringside seat, seamark, sighthole, Texas tower, top gallery, tower, watchtower |
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