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Pharos

Pharos Meaning & Definition
Pharos Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pharos?

[n] a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pharos: beacon | beacon light | lighthouse

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pharos: 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

See Also | tower

Pharos In Webster's Dictionary

\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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