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pharos |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pharos \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pharos n : a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships [syn: {beacon}, {lighthouse}, {beacon light}]
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